Rustic Apple Tart

Based on the recipe found at Instructables

Ingredients

• Sweet shortcrust pastry
• Apples, peeled and sliced (I used canned)
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• ½ teaspoon lemon zest
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons, plus 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 egg, lightly beaten

Method

1. Prepare baking tray with either baking parchment or lightly coat with vegetable cooking spray.
2. Add lemon juice, cinnamon, and 2T sugar to apples and mix to coat apples.
3. Place pastry on prepared baking tray
4. mound apples in centre of pastry.
5. Sprinkle zest over apples.
6. Fold up the edges of the pastry, making pleats as necessary, around apples.
7. Brush pastry with egg.
8. Sprinkle entire tart with remaining sugar
9. Bake 190°C until the crust is golden brown, about 20 minutes.

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