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Apple Rose Tarts

 

I am absolutely willing to admit that we made these apple rose tarts for Fauxgiving just to see if we could. Because who hasn’t seen these beauties floating around the internet and heard the call of challenge? And I’ll admit, it wasn’t easy. It took three of the best brains I have at my disposal to solve the puzzle, to get the mandolin cutting just right, to make the center of the apple sit just… right. And when we were done I thought, those are gorgeous! Nobody will want to eat them, they’re too pretty.

 

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Which was mostly true. Unlike the gratin these beauties sat on the table for hours, admired by all but touched by none. Finally someone cut one in half. And then another. And before I knew it there was only a bite of one left and I had almost missed my opportunity to try it.

 

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In addition to being the most beautiful thing on the table (the turkey was a close second), these tarts were also the most surprisingly delicious. They were fresh, crisp, and lovely. The apples (sweet tango, my favorite) were perfectly balanced by the vanilla pudding and homemade creme fraiche. The crust was light and crunchy and it all came together as a wonderful counterpoint to the richer options on the table. Well worth the time on the mandolin, in my opinion.

 

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Apple Rose Tarts

 

makes 6 small tarts or 1 large tart

 

pie crust:

 

2 cups flour

1 stick butter

1 tbsp sugar

Pinch of salt

1/3 cup cold water

 

pudding:

 

pudding:

1 cup milk

1/4 cup sugar 

2 tbsp cornstarch

1/2 tbsp butter

1 tsp vanilla extract

Juice of 1 lemon

1/2 cup creme fraiche

3 sweet tango apples

Begin with your pie crust. In a food processor combine flour, butter, salt, and sugar. Pulse until combined. Slowly add in water, pulsing until a dough ball forms. Wrap the dough ball in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.

While your dough is chilling, make your pudding. Bring milk almost to a boil and then reduce heat to a simmer. Stir in cornstarch and sugar and whisk continuously until thickened. Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla. Let chill.

Heat your oven to 350F. Roll your dough out on a floured surface to 1/4″ thick. Press into greased tart tins (or one pie dish to make pie instead of mini tarts) and set on a baking tray. Bake for 25-30 minutes (longer for a full pie- 45minutes) or until the dough is golden brown. Transfer to a cooling rack.

With your mandolin thinly slice each apple. Slices should be so thin they are almost transparent, as thin as you can get them. We found that it works best to halve the apples before slicing. After they are sliced toss in lemon juice to prevent browning.

Pop your tarts out of the pan. Mix your pudding with your creme fraiche and spoon a healthy amount of pudding into each tart crust. Working from the outside in, begin to make your rose. Some trial and error comes through the process, but layer the apple slices so that they begin to spiral in towards the center. As needed feel free to use a pair of kitchen scissors to slice the apples down to the desired height. When you get to the middle take a very thinly sliced apple and roll it onto itself to make the center. We experimented with cutting darts into the apple piece to help it to hold, so I suggest you play around with this a bit. Once your apple rose is complete, take a moment to admire your handiwork and pat yourself on the back. Then instagram that immediately, you did good.

 

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7 Comments

  • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine

    23.11.2015 at 04:34 Reply

    These are sure to wow anyone! How beautiful!

  • Marye

    23.11.2015 at 05:13 Reply

    Oh I love these, they are gorgeous!

  • Kacey @ The Cookie Writer

    23.11.2015 at 05:18 Reply

    They turned out beautiful!! I need to give them a try (and then enjoy gobbling them up!)

  • Kristina

    23.11.2015 at 07:06 Reply

    yep, these are A LOT of work, but so fun! yours look great!

  • Dee Dee (My Midlife Kitchen)

    23.11.2015 at 19:41 Reply

    Wow, these are beautiful. I would also likely leave them alone because they’re so pretty! But like your guests, I’m sure I’d finally break down and enjoy them anyway. :o)

  • Emma

    24.11.2015 at 05:02 Reply

    These are so beautiful! I watched tutorial about how to make apple roses but it seems impossibly hard for doing for me. :(

  • Cakes that kids love

    03.05.2018 at 03:23 Reply

    These look lovely i wander if a large potato peeler could thinly slice the apple enough ive used mine to do large pieces of chocolate in thin curls before

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