Apple Tarte Recipe (Pomme Tarte)

For those of us that love the taste of the traditional apple pie, but find it too troublesome to go through the tedious task of making a graham cracker crust, or just want to get in touch with their French side, I have created a recipe that is perfect for you. Apple Tartes were invented in France, and the word for apple tarte in French is la Pomme Tarte.

You Will Need:
10-inch tarte pan
Skillet
Mixing bowl
Ingredients:
Crust: 10 tblspoons butter, 2 cups flour
Filling: 3 decent sized apples, 4 tblspoons butter,2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1/2 cup sugar.
Instructions:
  Crust:Preheat oven to 350 degreees farhenheit. Place 7 tblspoons of butter and 1 1/2 cups flour in mixing bowl and use a round bladed knife to stir butter and flour together until it resembles bread crumbs. Spread crust evenly inside tarte pan. Place Crust in oven to bake for 10-15 minutes.
Filling: Peel and cut apples into quarters before beggining. Place butter, sugar, and cinnamon in a skillet over medium heat. Let cook until mixture turns syrupy and smells like caramel. Place quartered apples in pan with mixture and stir occasionally. When apples turn a golden-brown remove them from the stove and set aside to cool for about five minutes.
Using a large spoon, scoop caramelized apples into partially baked crust.
Top Layer of Pie: You should still have 3 tblspoons of butter left over from the crust. Use this to mix with the remaining flour from crust using a rounf bladed knife until mixture looks like large breadcrumbs. Flatten dough out on a flat surface dusted with flour and cut into large uneven pieces. Place these pieces over top of filling. Place Tarte in oven and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until top layer of pie is a golden-brown and not doughy anymore.

                                                                           My French Creation!