A Day of Luck & the Color Green

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all you lovelies! I may not be Irish, but I do love celebrating this day!

Although I didn’t get to bake anything with green frosting or sprinkles yet, yesterday, I baked a Rustic Apple Tart and just had to share it with you all!

I will be baking for St. Patrick’s Day of course, and will be posting it either later tonight or tomorrow. Until then, enjoy this delicious tart!

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 10-12 minutes + 1 hour

Rustic Apple Tart
(Adapted from Food & Wine)

For Tart you will need:
1½ cups + 1 tablespoon AP flour
Pinch of salt
1 stick of butter + a few pats
1/3 cup ice water
3½ tablespoons sugar
5 apples- peeled, cored and sliced
Dash of cinnamon
Dash of nutmeg

Begin by preparing a tart pan. Line with parchment paper or butter. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a food processor, pulse 1½ cups of flour with salt. Add 1 stick of butter and process just until the butter is the size of peas. (Leaving the butter in chunks will make the tart shell flaky). Sprinkle ice water over the mixture and process until moistened. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface and knead until it comes together. Pat the dough into a disk and roll it out to fit tart pan.

In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of sugar with 1 tablespoon of flour and sprinkle over dough. Bake the tart shell in the oven for about 10-12 minutes. Take out and cool slightly.

Arrange apple slices around tart shell. In a small bowl combine the rest of the sugar (brown sugar will also work just fine instead), cinnamon, and nutmeg. Sprinkle over apple slices and return the tart to the oven for about 1 hour. Bake until apples are tender and golden and the crust is cooked through.

Have a safe and joyous day!
Bail ó Dhia ort
xx,
Tammy