Maple-Glazed Breakfast Apple Tarts

Serves: 4

Weldon Lockman

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

59

Spice

32

Sweetness

48

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

6.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Vanilla

Directions:

1

In a small bowl stir together cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla until smooth

2

Peel, halve, and core apples and cut into 1/4inch slices

3

In a bowl toss apples with 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

4

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

5

On a lightly floured surface roll 1 sheet puff pastry into a 15 by 11inch rectangle

6

From a long side, cut four 1/3inchwide strips

7

From a short side, cut two 1/3inchwide strips

8

Set pastry strips aside

9

Halve lengthwise what remains of rectangle and put halves on a baking sheet

10

Just inside pastry rectangles' edges, brush 1/3inchwide borders of egg wash, reserving remaining egg wash

11

Arrange pastry strips on borders so that they are flush with edges of rectangles, trimming strips to fit

12

Spread creamcheese mixture inside borders on rectangles and top with apples

13

On a lightly floured surface roll remaining puff pastry sheet into a 14 by 10inch rectangle and halve lengthwise

14

Cut several 2 1/2inch diagonal slits down middle of each rectangle (do not cut within 1-inch of edges)

15

Brush pastry borders of appletopped tarts with some remaining egg wash and top each with 1 pastry rectangle

16

Press edges gently but firmly together to seal

17

Brush remaining egg wash over pastry tops and sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar

18

Bake tarts in middle of oven 30 minutes, or until puffed and golden

19

In a small saucepan simmer maple syrup 10 minutes, or until reduced to about 1/3 cup

20

Brush hot syrup glaze over warm tarts

21

Serve tarts warm or at room temperature