Title: Apple puff pastry tartlets
 Categories: None
      Yield: 1 Servings
 
      1 c  Unbleached all-purpose flour
     10 tb Cold butter -unsalted; cut
           -into 1/2 inch dice, 2
           -tablespoons of 10 kept
           -separate
    1/2 ts Salt
      3 tb Cold tap water; plus 1 tbl
           -more (per 3 tbl) if
           -necessary
           Apples; sliced paper thin
           Cinnamon sugar
 
  1. For the dough, place flour in work bowl of food processor fitted
  with
  
  steel blade-, add the 2 tablespoons butter, pulse until butter is
  absorbed, about 10 to 12 pulses of 1 second each.
  
  2. Add remaining butter pulse once or twice to distribute. Dissolve
  salt in water and add to flour mixture-, pulse 3 or 4 times,until
  dough just starts to form a rough ball-do not overprocess. If mixture
  remains very dry, add a teaspoon of water at a time and pulse again.
  
  3. Turn dough onto floured work surface and shape into rough
  rectangle, then place on top of sheet of well-floured plastic wrap
  measuring at least 6-by-9 inches. Lightly flour top of dough and
  cover with another sheet of wrap. Press dough with rolling pin to
  flatten, then roll back and forth several times with rolling pin to
  make 6-by-9-inch rectangle of dough.
  
  4. Peel away plastic wrap and invert dough onto floured work surface,
  long side facing you. Peel away second piece of wrap.Fold top third
  of dough down and bottom third up, to make2-by-9-inch rectangle, then
  roll up dough from one end like a jellyroll. Press dough into square,
  wrap in plastic,
  
  and refrigerate 1hour, or until firm.
  
  5. On a floured surface, roll dough into a 1 5-by-1 0-inch
  rectangle.Cut
  
  into 3- to 3 1/2-inch disks, squares, or diamonds. Arrange on a
  parchment-lined cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart on all sides,and
  prick with a fork.
  
  6. Top each dough shape with apple and a sprinkling of cinnamon sugar.
  
  7. Bake at 350 degrees until golden and crisp, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool
  slightly-, serve warm.
  
  Makes 12 to 15 3-inch tartlets.

  Nationality: USA Courses: dessert, pastry Season:any Method: baked
  
  Start to Finish 1 1/2 hours Preparation 5 minutes Attention 1 1/2
  hours Finishing 5 minutes