Apple Shortbread Tart Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C.)
• Sift four, 1/2 cup sugar and salt into a large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Fold in egg yolks (mixture will be crumbly). Remove 1/4 of mixture, and set aside. Press remainder onto bottom and sides an 8 inch tart shell or pie pan.
• In a large bowl, combine apples, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, cinnamon and nutmeg. Place apples into crust, and sprinkle reserved crumb mixture evenly over top.
• Place pie on a baking sheet, and bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking 20 minutes, or until top is golden brown and filling is bubbling.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Place the dry ingredients for the crust in a large bowl and blend them.
• Add the butter, egg yolk, and cream.
• Using your hands, work the mixture quickly until it is crumbly.
• Press it into the bottom of a 9-inch spring form pan.
• For the filling, arrange the apples in a pattern over the dough.
• Mix the rest of the filling ingredients together until crumbly.
• Sprinkle this over the apples.
• Bake for about 40 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Sift four, 1/2 cup sugar and salt into a large bowl.
• Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Fold in egg yolks (mixture will be crumbly).
• Remove 1/4 of mixture, and set aside.
• Press remainder onto bottom and sides an 8" tart shell or pie pan.
• In a large bowl, combine apples, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Place apples into crust, and sprinkle reserved crumb mixture evenly over top.
• Place pie on a baking sheet, and bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350° and continue baking 20 minutes, or until top is golden brown and filling is bubbling.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400-degrees F.
• In a food processor blend flour, sugar and salt. Add butter through food tube using on/off turns until coarse meal forms. Drizzle egg yolks over dough and mix until dough forms using on/off turns. DO NOT FORM INTO A BALL.
• Pat 3/4 of the dough into a 8-inch round tart pan (with removable bottom) or an 8-inch round cake pan. Set aside.
• In a large bowl mix apple slices with sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Turn apple mixture into crust.
• Crumble remaining crust mixture over apples.
• Place pie on baking sheet in oven and bake for 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350-degrees F and bake another 20 minutes or until top is light brown and filling is bubbly.
• Cool at least 30 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• In a 10-in. cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet, heat 3/4 cup sugar, stirring constantly until it is liquefied and golden brown. Remove from the heat. , In a small bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon and remaining sugar. Arrange half the apples in a single layer in skillet. Sprinkle with half the sugar mixture. Arrange half the remaining apples in circular pattern over sugar; sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture. Place remaining apples over all, keeping the top as level as possible. Dot with butter. , Roll out dough to 11-in. circle; place over apples, pressing gently to completely cover. Do not flute. Bake at 400° until apples are tender and golden brown, about 50 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate.