This week I cheated a bit. Instead of making:
I made puff pastry from scratch. Does that count?
That was the recipe I had so I just did it. I had the apples for over a month now and I figured it was now or never.
Here’s the finished product:
It’s french apple tart. The bottom is puff pastry, then Granny Smith apples, and then sugar and butter and baked. After it comes out, you then smear the apricot jelly on top. I couldn’t for the life of me take a good photo but I swear it tastes delicious.
The recipe is from a Barefoot Contessa book. This one. (I got this book on a whim because of a post in kelli’s blog and have since made almost every recipe in it. And let me say, it’s the first cookbook I ever bought.)
So does it count? Puff pastry from scratch? Tart from scratch?
By the way, that’s not burnt pastry. It’s the juices of the apple just in case you think I burned the whole thing.
Loooove Barefoot Contessa and have 3 cookbooks of hers, among others. I like the fact that she (mostly) takes rather basic ideas and recipes and uses the best possible ingredients for them. The best you can afford does make a difference in the taste, that’s for sure! It looks delicious. Period.
My favorite! When can I come for a taste test? Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmy.
I’m going to say it counts. It might even count as two pies! Mmmmm.