Rustic Free-Form Apple Tartlets

Name: Rustic Free-Form Apple Tartlets
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups, unbleached all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons, granulated sugar; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter (1 stick), cold, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 4 ounces, cream cheese (cold), cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 2 teaspoons, lemon juice from 1 lemon; 1 - 2 tablespoons, ice water; 1 1/4 pounds, Granny Smith apples (about 3 medium); 1 1/4 pounds, McIntosh apples (about 3 medium); 2 tablespoons, lemon juice from 1 lemon; 1/4 cup, granulated sugar; 2 tablespoons, granulated sugar; 1/4 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 2 , egg whites, beaten lightly

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 1999

Desserts or Baked Goods

Fruit

Fruit Desserts

Tarts

SERVES6

TIME2 hours, plus 30 minutes chilling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For our free-form apple tartlet recipe, we started with a combination of Granny Smith and McIntosh apples, sliced thin enough to cook through in a short amount of time. Then we tossed the slices with lemon juice, sugar, and cinnamon, and sp...

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