Cheddar Crust Apple Tart

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 0.5 (397 g) frozen puff pastry, thawed
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated (use old or sharp)
• 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary, chopped (optional)
• 3 large apples, peeled and sliced thin (mcintosh or granny smith are best)
• 1/4 cup sugar (i use splenda)
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 -2 tablespoon apricot jam (choice of apricot, apple or peach, jam or jelly) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 place oven rack in lower position in oven. preheat oven to 375 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 lightly sprinkle counter with flour.
• 3 place puff pastry dough on top.
• 4 dust rolling pin with flour.
• 5 roll pasty into a rectangle about 16 x 10 inches. pastry will be very thin and the edges will be uneven.
• 6 place on a large ungreased baking sheet.
• 7 sprinkle half of the cheese and half of the rosemary along the edges of dough, forming a narrow border. fold edges over to completely cover and press down to seal.
• 8 slice apples into thin wedges and place in a large bowl.
• 9 sprinkle apples with remaining cheese and rosemary, sugar, 1 tablespoon flour and cinnamon. toss to evenly coat.
• 10 tumble apples over centre of pastry inside border then evenly spread out and gently press down.
• 11 bake on bottom rack of oven and bake until pastry is deep golden and apples are tender, 30 to 35 minutes.
• 12 place on rack.
• 13 to glaze apples, discard any chunky pieces of fruit from jam.
• 14 place jam in a small bowl and microwave on medium high until melted, about 30 seconds.
• 15 brush glaze over warm apples, let stand 10 minutes before cutting.
• 16 cut into squares and serve warm.
• 17 great with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.