INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Today's recipe calls for thinly sliced apples, but we've also  prepared
it with pears and nectarines. This means you'll want to keep  this
recipe handy and try it with your favorite fresh fruit filling.  It's a
relatively simple recipe to prepare; and it makes an elegant  dessert,
which will be served at our birthday bash this weekend.  But you don't
have to wait for a reason to celebrate. Prepare this  lovely little
tart for dessert tonight and impress your friends,  family, or guests
with your French pastry skills. You probably have  all the ingredients
in your pantry right now!  Pre-heat oven to 450-F degrees and assemble
your mise-en-place, now.  (Mise-en-place defined: French cooking method
whereby you arrange each  ingredient in the portion and sequence you'll
require to prepare your  recipe.)  In a large mixing bowl, sift the
flour and two tablespoons sugar  together. Using either your
fingertips, a fork, or a pastry blender,  quickly work the chilled
butter pieces into the dry ingredients until  the mixture appears
crumbly. Stir in the cold water and mix quickly  to form a soft dough.
Do not over mix, or your pastry will be tough  and chewy. Shape the
pastry into a ball and flatten it slightly. Wrap  it in plastic and
chill for at least one hour.  Transfer the dough to a lightly floured
surface and roll it into a  circle about 13 inches across and 1/2 inch
deep. Press the dough into  a 12-inch shallow baking or pizza pan and
trim off any excess dough.  Pierce the dough with a fork, all over the
surface, for even baking.  Sprinkle the dough with one tablespoon of
sugar and arrange the apple  slices neatly, in an overlapping circular
pattern on the dough. Start  from the outside and work your way to the
center. Even if the center  is a bit higher than the outside layer of
apples, it will flatten a  bit during baking. If you have a little
space in the center, fill it  with some finely chopped apple slices.
Sprinkle the apples with the  remaining two teaspoons of sugar.  Bake
the tart for about 20 minutes, or until the apples are lightly  browned
from the sugar, and soft. Remove the tart from the oven and  increase
the oven setting to broil. When hot, place the tart under  the heat
from the broiler for a couple of minutes. The rims of the  apple slices
should be well browned, but watch carefully so they  don't burn.
Remove the tart from the oven and brush the top with melted butter.
Cut into pie-shaped wedges and serve warm.  Posted to
dailyrecipe@recipe-a-day.com by Recipe-a-Day
<recipe-a-day@bignetwork.com> on Oct 6, 1998, converted by MM_Buster
v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 257
Calories From Fat: 121
Total Fat: 13.7g
Cholesterol: 35.6mg
Sodium: 2.5mg
Potassium: 37.5mg
Carbohydrates: 30.2g
Fiber: <1g
Sugar: 6.4g
Protein: 3.4g