French apple tart is a combination of thin crusty puff pastry, sweet apples wedges, butter and sugar. It is perfect for entertaining or just a quick fix for dessert. It is effortless as it uses store bought puff pastry. The sweet smell of apples when you bake this French Apple Tart is just divine.
Jump to RecipeHow to make French Apple Tart
This recipe uses only 4 ingredients – Puff Pastry, apples, sugar and butter.
Begin with thawing puff pastry sheet at room temperature but ensure not to completely defrost it. Run the knife along the edges of the puff pastry square but don’t cut it all the way through. This will create a crust around the apples that prevent the juices from running off the tart edges. Cut the apples evenly in wedges and toss them in melted butter and sugar. Usually apple tarts asks to remove apple skin. Its completely your choice, I prefer to keep the skin on.
Many recipes call out for brushing sweet fruit preserves/jam over tart. It gives glossy and shiny appearance to tart. However i didn’t do this. I just dusted with icing sugar. If you opt for brushing jam, warm it up slightly in microwave and brush it over using pastry brush.
What apples to use?
Usually Granny Smith apples are considered best for baking, they are sour and also firm. Use any apples which are crispy and firm. I used Modi apples that have rich dark red skin. They are sweet and juicy. And they have beautiful red skin so that’s why I decided to keep the skin on.
How to Serve French Apple Tart
You can serve this French apple tart as it is, or serve it with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream for an indulgent touch. Custard is also another great option.
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Other Desserts To Try:
Funnel Cake
Biscoff Banoffee Trifle
French Apple Tart
Ingredients
- 2-3 Apples
- 1 Puff Pastry Sheet
- 2 tbsp Melted Butter
- ¼ cup Granulated Sugar + 1 tsp Extra Sugar
- 1 tbsp Butter
- Icing sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 200°C and prepare a a tray lined with baking paper.
- Cut apples in thin wedges/slices. Toss them in melted butter and sugar
- Put puff pastry on the lined tray and pierce it using fork. Also slightly run the knife through border leaving an inch on all sides.
- layer apples, slightly overlapping each other.
- Cut butter into small squares and arrange over apples and sprinkle sugar.
- Place the tart in the oven and bake untill 30 minute or untill the edges start to turn golden brown.
- Allow it to cool before dusting icing sugar, cut in squares and serve immediately.
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