Title: Free-Form Apple Tart
Categories: Desserts, Fruits
Yield: 10 servings
15 oz Refrigerated pie crusts;
-ready to bake
4 Golden Delicious apples
3 tb Sugar
1/8 ts Ground cinnamon
1/4 c Apricot jam
Let pie crusts stand at room temperature as package label directs;
unfold and overlap by 4 inch to form an oval. On floured work
surface, roll with rolling pin to join; roll to a 19x22" oval.
Drape over rolling pin; trasnfer to large baking sheet. (Oval will
be too long for sheet, but edges will be folded up for baking.)
Preheat oven to 425 F. Peel apples; core, leaving apples whole.
Thinly slice crosswise; arrange in overlapping rows on pastry,
leaving a 1" pastry border. Fold border over apples, pressing
gently. In cup, combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over apples.
Bake 40 minutes or until pastry is well-browned on bottom.
In saucepan, over low heat, melt jam. Spread warm jam over apples.
