Thin Apple Tart
- Kid-friendly
- Vegetarian
- Easy recipes
In less than one hour from start to finish, you can serve this impressive and elegant dessert.
Ingredients
- 10 -inch (25 cm) square rolled out butter puff pastry (half a 450 g package)
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) whole blanched almonds
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) poppy seeds
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) finely grated lemon rind
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) cinnamon
- Pinch salt
- 3 apples, peeled, quartered and thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon juice
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) butter, melted
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) brown sugar
Preparation
Place pastry on parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Without cutting all the way through, score a 1/2-inch/1 cm border around edges.
In food processor, pulse almonds, poppy seeds, sugar, lemon rind, cinnamon and salt until finely ground (like fine-ground coffee). Spread evenly over dough within border.
Toss apples with lemon juice; arrange slices over almond mixture. Brush top with butter and sprinkle with brown sugar.
Bake in centre of 400°F/200°C oven until pastry is puffed and apples are tender, about 25 minutes. Let cool on parchment paper on rack. Cut into 9 squares or 8 rectangles.
Makes 9 squares
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