This is a simple, quick, yet delicious tart - great with a cup of coffee or tea.
Preheat oven to 400F.
1 /3/4 cup flour
1 stick butter, broken into pieces, and softened
1 pinch salt
3 Tbs water
about 2 lbs apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
Juice of 1/2 lemon
3 Tbsp sugar to sprinkle on top
1/2 cup apricot jam, diluted with a little water, and warmed up - to brush on the apples after they are baked.
Make the dough by pinching together the flour, butter, and salt in a large bowl until crumbly. Add the water and knead, lightly, to make a smooth dough. Don't knead for too long - it will make a tough crust.
Place on a buttered and floured cookie sheet or pizza pan, roll into a circle or rectangle - it doesn't have to be too even because you can hide the edges with the sliced apples.
Lightly press the sliced apples into the dough, letting them overlap - see photo.
Sprinkle with sugar.
Bake for about 35 minutes.
Cool briefly, then brush with the melted apricot jam. I have also used black currant jelly which gives it a deeper color and a slightly more tangy taste. It's good.
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