Serves 8.
Pastry Dough (Pate Brisee)
1-1/3 cups all-purpose unbleached flour
1 stick cold butter, cut into pieces
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp sugar
1/4 cup ice water
Add flour, butter, salt and sugar to food processor bowl fitted with metal blade. Process 8-10 seconds until mixture has the consistency of coarse meal. With processor running, add ice water and process only until dough forms a ball. Turn out onto wax paper, form into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate or freeze.
Filling
3-4 apples, sliced but not peeled
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
Juice of one lemon
1/2 Tbsp butter, melted
Preheat over to 350°F. Spray tart pan (one with a removeable bottom, if you have it) with baking spray. Roll out dough and press into pan; trim edges if necessary for a nice apperance. Toss apples slices in lemon juice, half the sugar, and cinnamon, and arrange in tart pan. Sprinkle remaining sugar over apples, and paint butter on with a pastry brush. Bake 30 minutes until crust is golden brown. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Pastry Dough (Pate Brisee)
1-1/3 cups all-purpose unbleached flour
1 stick cold butter, cut into pieces
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp sugar
1/4 cup ice water
Add flour, butter, salt and sugar to food processor bowl fitted with metal blade. Process 8-10 seconds until mixture has the consistency of coarse meal. With processor running, add ice water and process only until dough forms a ball. Turn out onto wax paper, form into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate or freeze.
Filling
3-4 apples, sliced but not peeled
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
Juice of one lemon
1/2 Tbsp butter, melted
Preheat over to 350°F. Spray tart pan (one with a removeable bottom, if you have it) with baking spray. Roll out dough and press into pan; trim edges if necessary for a nice apperance. Toss apples slices in lemon juice, half the sugar, and cinnamon, and arrange in tart pan. Sprinkle remaining sugar over apples, and paint butter on with a pastry brush. Bake 30 minutes until crust is golden brown. Serve warm or at room temperature.