Country Apple Tart With Brown Sugar Streusel

Submitted by Burgundy Damsel

"From Cooking Pleasures Oct/Nov 08"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 1 tart
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut up
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄3 cup ice water
• 4 (1/2 lb) apples, peeled halved cored and sliced crosswise
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 cup light brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter, chilled and cut up
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts

directions

1. Crust: Place first four ingredients in food processor; pulse until butter is broken up but still in larger pieces. Add water, pulse just until combined.
2. On lightly floured surface, roll out dough into 13 inch round about 1/8 inch thick. Place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Refrigerate while preparing filling.
3. Filling: Chop slices from 1 apple into 1/4 inch pieces; place in center of dough. Arrange remaining apple slices, rounded side out, overlapping, starting from outside and working towards center, leaving 2 inch border around the edge.
4. Fold dough border over the apples, forming pleats every 2 inches and smoothing dough where cracks or holes form. Sprinkle 2 tbsp sugar over apples and pastry. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
5. Heat oven to 400°F Bake tart 30 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, beat all remaining ingredients except walnuts in a medium bowl at low speed until mixture begins to look moist and butter is almost broken up. Stir in walnuts.
7. Sprinkle topping over apples; bake an additional 30 to 35 minutes or until crust is golden brown on edges and bottom. Cool on wire rack 30 minutes before serving.