Apple Tart

Ingredients:

• 5 apples (peeled, cored, and sliced)
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• Juice of ½ lemon
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• Crust
  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 10 tablespoons butter (melted)
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons butter (cut into small cubes)
• Apricot preserves (melted)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350° F.

In a large bowl, toss apples, brown sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt together.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, salt, and cinnamon. Add melted butter and stir until dough forms. Press mixture into a 10 or 11 inch tart pan with a removable bottom, pressing until dough is smooth.

Arrange apples over crust, sprinkle with granulated sugar and dot top with butter. Bake until crust is golden and apples are tender, about 1 hour.

Brush with melted apricot preserves.