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Recipe Fresh Apple Tarts (Pie)
Home Cooking Recipes
Required Ingredients:
- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups white sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/8 cups unsalted butter
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and chopped
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup apricot jam (if using jam, use less suga (optional)
Preparing/Cooking:
- In a large bowl, mix together flour, 1 1/4 cups sugar, and salt.
- Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
- Mix in eggs and vanilla extract until dough forms a ball.
- Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour but not more than 1 day.
- Remove from refrigerator and let dough stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before rolling out.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Lightly grease 16 3-inch tart pans.
- Knead dough briefly on a lightly floured surface.
- Cut into 16 equal portions.
- Roll each portion into a 6 inch circle, and carefully fit one circle into each tart pan.
- In a medium bowl, toss apples with sugar and cinnamon.
- Mix in walnuts.
- Mix in jam if desired.
- Spoon an equal amount of apple mixture into each tart pan.
- Fold pastry over filling, seal edges, and cut steam vents in top.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, until golden brown.
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