Apple Tart With Bourbon Whipped Cream

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed for 20 minutes but do not unfold
• 3 granny smith apples
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg yolk, beaten with
• 1 teaspoon water, for egg wash
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons apple jelly or 2 tablespoons apricot jam
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon bourbon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 on a lightly floured surface, roll out pastry sheet (still folded) to an 8 inch by 14 inch rectangle. trim edges with a sharp paring knife. transfer to baking sheet, place in freezer.
• 3 peel, core and slice apples ¼â€? thick, toss in bowl with sugar.
• 4 brush pastry with egg wash, avoiding edges. use a sharp paring knife to score a ¾â€? border around the pastry (do not cut all the way through).
• 5 place apples inside border, and dot with butter. bake until puff pastry is golden and apples are tender, 30-35 minutes.
• 6 in microwave, heat jelly with 1t of water until melted. brush apples with glaze.
• 7 serve tart warm with bourbon whipped cream: beat sugar, and bourbon until soft peaks form or 1 tablespoon whisk the cream, sugar, and bourbon until soft peaks form.