Upside-Down Apple Tart

Ingredients and Instructions

Serving Size: 8

Preparation Time: 0:11

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon sugar

1 Dash salt

2 tablespoons vegetable shortening

1 1/2 tablespoons chilled stick margarine, cut into small pieces

3 tablespoons ice water

1 tablespoon lemon juice

3 medium Golden Delicious apples (1-1/4 pounds) each peeled and cut into 8 wedges

3 medium Granny Smith apples (1-1/4 pounds) each peeled and cut into 8 wedges

3 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

1 1/2 teaspoons margarine

1/3 can sugar

2 tablespoons water

Place the first 3 ingredients in food processor, and pulse 2 times or until combined. Add

shortening and 1-1/2 tablespoons chilled margarine, and pulse 4 times or until the mixture

resembles coarse meal. With processor on, add ice water through food chute, processing

just until combined (do not form a ball).

Gently press flour mixture into a 4-inch circle on heavy-duty plastic wrap; cover with additional

plastic wrap, and chill for 15 minutes. Roll dough, still covered, into an 11-inch circle.

Place dough in freezer for 5 minutes or until plastic wrap can be easily removed.

Combine the lemon juice and apple wedges in a large bowl, and toss well. Combine 3 tablespoons

sugar and next 4 ingredients; sprinkle over apple wedges, and toss well. Set apple mixture aside.

Melt 1-1/2 teaspoons margarine in a 9-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Add 1/3 cup

sugar and 2 tablespoons water, and cook 1 minute or until the sugar dissolves (do not stir).

Cook an additional 3 minutes or until amber or golden, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.

Arrange apple mixture evenly in bottom of skillet. Remove top sheet of plastic wrap from

dough, and invert dough on top of apple mixture. Remove other sheet of plastic wrap, and

gently tuck dough around edge of skillet. Cut slits in dough for steam to escape. Bake at

425 degrees for 25 minutes or until browned. Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1 wedge).