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Sandi L.

Serves/Makes:6

Ingredients

• 1 frozen or refrigerated unbaked pie crust
• 4 oz (112 grm). cream cheese, softened
• 3 granny smith apples, cored and cut into thin wedges
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) sugar
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) flour
• 1 tsp (5 ml) cinnamon
• additional cinnamon for topping

Preparation

• Thaw pie crust according to package directions.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees (225 C.).
• Place pie crust on parchment paper and use rolling pin to enlarge (and thin crust) by an inch or so in all directions.
• Mix together sugar, flour and cinnamon.
• Toss apple slices in sugar mixture.
• Spread cream cheese in a 6 to 8 inch circle in the center of unbaked crust.
• On cream cheese only, arrange apple slices in concentric circles overlapping slices and circles of slices.
• Fold edges of crust over the edge of apples and cream cheese and pleat or crimp as desired.
• Place parchment paper and tart on baking sheet.
• Sprinkle top with additional cinnamon.
• Bake for approximately 25 minutes until crust is slightly browned.

Comments

You can vary the tart by adding chopped or ground nuts or using other fruits. The cream cheese layer helps keep the apple juices from making the crust soggy.