Dried-Apple Tart With Crisp Crumble Topping
Serves: 4
Rowena Kautzer
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
48
Spice
51
Sweetness
48
Sourness
41
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Prep time (avg)
4.3
Difficulty
Ingredients:
4 cups
Water2 cups
Apple Cider1 tbsp
Lemon Juice (fresh)1.25 sticks
Unsalted Butter (cold)1.5 cups
All-Purpose Flour1 cup
Granulated Sugar1 cup
Sugar (confectioners')Directions:
1
Make filling: In a heavy 5-quart kettle simmer filling ingredients with a pinch salt, covered, until apples are fully plumped, about 15 minutes
2
Uncover mixture and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thick and any excess liquid is evaporated or absorbed, about 1 hour
3
(Reduce heat as liquid is evaporated or absorbed and stir mixture frequently toward end of cooking to prevent scorching
4
) Discard cinnamon sticks
5
Filling may be made 2 days ahead and cooled before being chilled, covered
6
Make topping: Cut butter into 1/2-inch pieces
7
In a food processor pulse butter, flour, and granulated sugar until crumbly
8
Transfer topping to a bowl and chill, covered, until ready to use
9
Make pastry dough when filling and topping are done: Preheat oven to 375 degrees
10
Cut butter into 1/2-inch pieces
11
In cleaned food processor pulse together pastry dough ingredients and a pinch of salt until mixture begins to gather together
12
Press dough evenly onto bottom and up side of an 11-inch tart pan with a removable fluted rim
13
Line shell with foil and bake in middle of oven until shell is set, about 12 minutes
14
Gently remove foil (if foil sticks to shell, leave foil on and bake about 2 minutes more) and bake shell until edge is golden, about 5 minutes (tart shell will not be completely cooked)
15
Immediately spoon filling into shell and crumble topping evenly over filling
16
Bake tart in middle of oven 30 minutes or until topping is golden
17
Cool tart in pan on rack
18
Tart may be made 1 day ahead and kept, covered and chilled, in pan
19
Reheat tart, uncovered, if desired or bring to room temperature before serving
20
Remove side of pan
21
Serve tart with whipped cream or ice cream