Easy French Apple Tart (Tarte Fine Aux Pommes)

Ingredients

• 1 All butter Puff Pastry Sheet
• 4 Apples (eg. Granny Smith's)
• 15 g unsalted butter- melted
• 15 g granulated sugar (or light brown/brown sugar)
• 15 g preserve (apricot or marmalade)

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven. Preheat the oven to 180°/350℉. Place a baking tray into the oven on the middle shelf.

2. 2

   Cut the puff pastry disc. Unroll the puff pastry onto a sheet of parchment paper. Using an inverted plate, pie dish or base from a tart pan measuring approximately 25cm/10 inches in diameter, cut around the plate with a sharp knife to form a circle.Dock the base with the tines of a fork to prevent the pastry from puffing up in the oven.

3. 3

   Slice Apples. Peel and core the apples if you'd like (personal preference). Option to use a mandoline or sharp knife to cut the apples into thin slices.If using a mandoline: Cut the base off the bottom of the apples. Slice apple circles with a mandoline. Just remove any pips that you see. If using a knife and cutting the apples whole proves tricky, then cut in half to slice.

4. 4

   Lay apple slices on the puff pastry. Lay the apples overlapping in a concentric circle around the edge and then add another ring of apples in the centre.

5. 5

   Prep the apples and bake. Brush half the apples with half the butter. Then, sprinkle half the sugar over the apple slices.Remove the baking tray from the oven, and using the parchment paper, carefully lift the tart onto the tray. Be careful- the tray will be piping hot. Bake for 15 minutes.

6. 6

   Add remaining butter & sugar, then finish bake time. After the initial 15 minutes of baking, remove the tray from the oven, gently brush the remaining butter over the apples and sprinkle the leftover sugar.Return the tray to the oven and continue to bake for another 20-25 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown. Remove from the oven and set on a wire rack for ten minutes.

7. 7

   Glaze the apples. Add a teaspoon of boiling water to your preserve and stir until it's loosened up. Brush the preserve over the apples. Enjoy the tart warm or cooled to room temperature.