Mmmmm....Fall is in the air and it's my FAVORITE time of year! If you've read through this blog at all, you already know that pumpkin and I are in a committed relationship. Second to pumpkin, is apple. I love throwing on a pair of jeans, grabbing a light jacket and heading to a local orchard to pick fresh apples. Growing up, my grandpa had his own apple orchard on his farm and I can remember making gallons and gallons of fresh apple cider with apples grown on his trees and pressed with his cider press. Nothin' like it folks...nothin' like it. But needless to say, we had apples EVERYWHERE in the Fall and an Apple Tart is a great way use some of them up.
What you need:
1 Grandma's Pie Crust (a refrigerated one will do, if you must)
4oz. (half a package) of cream cheese, softened
3 apples (red, green, both...whatever), thinly sliced
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place 1 pie crust in a 9-inch pie plate and spread the cream cheese in the center of the crust.
Toss the sliced apples with sugar and flour. Spoon them over the cream cheese.
Fold the crust partially over the apples. Sprinkle with cinnamon...ah heck, and a lil extra sugar. Why not? Bake for 25 minutes, covering loosely with foil for the last 5 minutes.
Allow to cool completely. Serve with a nice healthy dollop of whipped cream.
Smile.
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