Name: Rustic Apple Tart Recipe
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour; Pinch of salt; 1 1/2 sticks (6 ounces cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, plus 2 tablespoons melted); 1/3 cup ice water; 3 1/2 tablespoons sugar; 4 large red apples (cored and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices); 2 tablespoons melted and strained apricot preserves

Rustic Apple Tart - the best and easiest apple tart recipe ever with buttery and the flakiest crust and sweet apple filling. A must-bake!

I love apple tarts, it’s one of those things I always have whenever I go to a French-style patisserie.

This rustic apple tart recipe by master chef Jacques Pepin yields THE BEST apple tarts I have ever tasted, and I am not even bluffing you.

The recipe is sourced from Food and Wine and the editors are right. The pie crust is absolute perfection, producing the flakiest, easiest, buttery and the best pie crust ever!

This is a fool-proof, fail-safe recipe that is very straight-forward and simple, and novice baker can master this apple tart in one attempt. Really!

Another thing we love most about the rustic apple tart is that it’s not too sweet; you can really taste the natural sweetness of the apples.

The apricot preserves complete as a glaze on top of the sliced apple. Every bite is pure enjoyment, it’s really the best apple tart ever!

This upcoming Thanksgiving, changes things up and bake a few of these apple tarts.

They can be made ahead and reheat in the oven before serving. I can assure you that everyone would be very thankful for your apple tarts. Enjoy!

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Rustic Apple Tart Recipe

Rustic Apple Tart - the best and easiest apple tart recipe ever with buttery and the flakiest crust and sweet apple filling. A must-bake!

Prep Time 45 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes

Servings 4

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
Pinch of salt
1 1/2 sticks 6 ounces cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, plus 2 tablespoons melted
1/3 cup ice water
3 1/2 tablespoons sugar
4 large red apples cored and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
2 tablespoons melted and strained apricot preserves

Instructions

Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, mix the flour, salt and butter on low speed for 2 minutes, slowly add ice water until the dough becomes a ball.
Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface and knead 2 or 3 times, just until it comes together. Pat the dough into a disk. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough into a 16- to 17-inch round about 1/4 inch thick. Line a large unrimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll the dough around the rolling pin and unroll it onto the prepared baking sheet.
In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of the sugar with the remaining 1 tablespoon of flour and sprinkle over the dough. Arrange the apple slices on top in overlapping concentric circles to within 3 inches of the edge. Fold the dough over the apples in a free-form fashion. Brush the apples with the melted butter and sprinkle with the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons of sugar. Refrigerate the unbaked tart until slightly chilled, about 10 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 400°. Bake the tart in the center of the oven for 1 hour, or until the apples are tender and golden and the crust is deep golden and cooked through. Brush the apples with the melted preserves. Slide the parchment onto a wire rack and let the tart cool slightly before serving.

Recipe Notes

The baked tart can be stored overnight at room temperature. Reheat in a 325° oven before serving.

9 COMMENTS... read them below or add one

Michelle
August 25, 2017 at 2:13 PM
Apples were good but the crust came out powdery and tasted like unsweetened shortbread. I followed the recipe without any additions so not sure what happened. I did have difficulty rolling out the dough and had to do it between two sheets of parchment paper. Had to work quickly because the butter in the dough made it very soft the warmer the dough became.
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Jean
November 12, 2017 at 1:56 PM
This is the second time I️ made this and it is so delicious! I️ used blackberry jam because I️ didn’t have apricot and coconut palm sugar instead of whit that’s why it’s so dark. Thanks for sharing.
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IVA passos
February 16, 2018 at 7:33 AM
Wow!! I will Try!
Rita
April 1, 2018 at 1:59 PM
I can’t count the times I did this Rustic apple tart, everybody loves it, the dough is so flaky and delicious , I stopped making apple pies, this is so easy and fast, and like I said everyone loves it.
Just don’t work the dough a lot, like the recipe said, knead about 2 or 3 times.
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- Rasa Malaysia
  April 1, 2018 at 8:56 PM
  Hi Rita, I agree, this is the best apple tart ever. Who needs apple pie, this is 100x better. ;)
EC
May 23, 2018 at 5:19 AM
Is there a work around if you don’t have a stand mixer?
- Rasa Malaysia
  May 23, 2018 at 11:03 AM
  Just use your hands to knead the dough.
kristina
September 15, 2018 at 6:24 AM
where in the recipe do I incorporate the apricot preserves? Recipe doesn’t say!
- Rasa Malaysia
  September 15, 2018 at 10:38 PM
  Hi Kristina, it’s the last part of the recipe. Just brush the preserves on top of the apple after they are done. :)

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