Thin Apple Tart Made with Puff Pastry

Name: Thin Apple Tart Made with Puff Pastry (Tarte aux Pommes Feuilletée)
Yield: Makes 6 Dessert Servings (One 12-Inch [30.5-Cm] Tart)
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: 1 package (14 ounces or 1 pound [400 to 450 g]) puff pastry made with butter (see Sources); 3 Golden Delicious apples, or more if your apples are smaller (1 ½ pounds [675 g] total); 3 Golden Delicious apples, or more if your apples are smaller (1 ½ pounds [675 g] total); ½ cup [100 g] granulated sugar; 1 stick (¼ pound [115 g]) butter; 1 stick (¼ pound [115 g]) butter; 1 recipe Crème Chantilly (for serving)

Tarte aux Pommes Feuilletée

Preparation info

Makes
6
Dessert Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Glorious French Food

By James Peterson

Published 2002

About

This delicate apple tart is thin, crispy, and buttery without being greasy. The acidity of the apples contrasts beautifully with the rich puff pastry. Crème chantilly is an almost essential accompaniment.

Ingredients

1 package (14 ounces or 1 pound [400 to 450 g]) puff

Europe
France
Dessert
Pastry
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

Roll the dough out—between 1/16 inch and ⅛ inch [about 3 mm] thick. If the dough becomes hard to roll or spring