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Puff Pastry Apple Tart Recipe

Megan
Puff pastry apple tart is a buttery and flaky apple pastry made with puff pastry topped with a thin layer of sweet apricot preserves and warmly spiced tart apple slices. Once baked until golden brown, top these apple puff pastry tarts with vanilla ice cream or salted caramel for the perfect easy to make apple dessert.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Chill Time 20 minutes
Total Time 53 minutes
Course Celebrations, Dessert, Holiday
Cuisine American
Servings 18 slices

Equipment

  • 1 sheet pan
  • 1 sheet parchment paper
  • 1 knife
  • 1 mixing bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 4 medium tart apples
  • ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup (50 g) light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 store bought puff pastry sheets
  • ¼ cup apricot preserves
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter cubed into 18 small cubes

Instructions
 

  • Make sure to pull the puff pastry to thaw at room temperature for about 30 - 45 minutes.
    Preheat the oven to 400 F (204 C).
  • Peel, core and slice 4 medium apples into ¼ inch thick slices.
    In a mixing bowl, mix the apple slices with sugar, light brown sugar, lemon juice, ground cinnamon, nutmeg and salt until well combined. Make sure all the apple slices are coated. Set aside for now.  
    4 medium tart apples, ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar, ¼ cup (50 g) light brown sugar, 1 tablespoon (15 ml) lemon juice, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon , ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg, ½ teaspoon salt
  • Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.  Unfold both sheets of puff pastry to form a square. Gently press or roll out the puff pastry so it is completely flat. To form three apple pastries, slice the puff pastry along the folded lines. If needed, roll out the three puff pastry rectangles to fit the size of the apple slices with a ¼ inch border. Repeat with the remaining puff pastry sheet.
    To make 1 -2 large apple tarts instead of 3 - 6 smaller tarts, omit this step.
    2 store bought puff pastry sheets
  • With a small pairing knife, score or gently cut into the dough, but not all the way through a boarder about ¼ inch from the edges of the puff pastry rectangles. If the dough is getting sticky, transfer to the fridge for 15 minutes.
    Prick or dock the inside of the puff pastry.
  • Smooth 1 - 2 teaspoons (15 ml) of apricot preserves into the center of the puff pastries. Stay inside the borders of the smaller rectangle. If you chose to leave the puff pastry uncut, spread 2 - 3 tablespoons of preserves onto the whole puff pastry sheet.
    Top the preserves with the apple slices. Arrange them in any way you like. I prefer slightly overlapping 4 of them and alternating the direction of the group of apple slices.
    ¼ cup apricot preserves
  • Lightly brush the edges of the puff pastry with the lightly beaten egg. If the puff pastry has gotten a bit warm or sticky, transfer the baking sheet with the prepped apple tarts into the fridge to chill for 15 - 20 minutes. Chilling helps the puff pastry dough puff up really beautifully.
    Right before baking, top the apple tarts with 3 evenly spaced of small cubes of butter per tart or 9 per large tart.
    1 egg, lightly beaten, 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • Tranfer one baking sheet from the fridge to the oven. Bake the apple puff pastry tart at 400 F (205 C) or 18 - 20 minutes or until the pastries are a light golden brown color.
    Cool the puff pastry apple tart on the hot baking sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer the remaing baking sheet from the fridge to the oven and bake.
  • While the apple tarts are still warm, spread more apricot preserves on top of the apples, dust with powdered sugar if you like and serve with cold vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Notes

Store: Transfer any leftover apple tart pieces in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 - 4 days. This puff pastry apple tart is fine to enjoy at room temperature within 2  - 3 hours after baking. 
Apples: Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Jonagold, Fuji, Pink Lady and Cosmic are all good choices.
This recipe uses 2 frozen and thawed puff pastry sheets. Most store bought boxes contain 2 sheets. If you prefer to make just one, cut the recipe in half. 
 
Keyword Apple Puff Pastry Tart, Apple Tart with Puff Pastry, Puff Pastry Apple Tart, Puff Pastry Apple Tart Recipe
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