Apple Shortbread Tart

Kimke's Note:

This delicious Apple Tart is an easy way to use up your apples. Wonderful served warm with ice cream.

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

Crust

• 1 ¼ cups unbleached white flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup butter , at room temperature,cut into eight pieces
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon heavy cream

Filling

• 7 medium tart apples , peeled,cored,and sliced thinly
• ½ cup sugar (or to taste)
• 2 tablespoons butter , softened
• 1 ½ tablespoons unbleached white flour
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. Place the dry ingredients for the crust in a large bowl and blend them.
3. Add the butter, egg yolk, and cream.
4. Using your hands, work the mixture quickly until it is crumbly.
5. Press it into the bottom of a 9-inch spring form pan.
6. For the filling, arrange the apples in a pattern over the dough.
7. Mix the rest of the filling ingredients together until crumbly.
8. Sprinkle this over the apples.
9. Bake for about 40 minutes.

Reviews

[Derf]

This was a huge hit at a luncheon with friends! I did make some changes, because it was for a Holiday luncheon, I made it into a Cranberry Apple Tart, turned out delicious!!Served it cold with whipped cream topping. Instead of cinnamon in the filling I used ground ginger and sprinkled a mix of splenda/ground ginger on top. A wonderful tart enjoyed by all!! Thanks for post and I will be making it again.