This is the first of two puff-pieces I made for Easter this weekend. This one: dessert following a pizza and basketball party Saturday night. It certainly sweetened the evening after MSU's loss. My brother is in college there, so my family had been rooting for a Spartan win.
But an underdog story and an apple tart were really not too bad either.
4 apples
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 sheet puff pastry, defrosted (you could also make your own)
Preheat your oven to 400 F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Peel, core, and roughly chop two of the apples. Place these, with a little bit of water and the cinnamon, into a sauce pan. Cook over medium-low heat until the apples break down. All apples are different, so some may break down more quickly than others. You want a thick and relatively dry applesauce. When this comes together, set aside to cool.
Peel and core the remaining two apples, then slice them very thinly. You could drizzle these slices with a little lemon juice if you like.
Lightly flour your work surface, then roll out the puff pastry until it's about 1/8" thick. About one inch from the edge, cut into the dough with a sharp knife to create a border. Prick the dough inside that border all over with a fork, then spread with the apple sauce. Place the apple slices on top of the apple sauce, then bake for 15-20 minutes, until the crust is golden brown.
When this is finished, you could glaze the apples with a little apricot jam mixed with warm water. I didn't have any, and the tart was fine without it, but the jam would give you a shinier end result.
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