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Barrington Software Incorporated

APPLE TART

NYT 04/04/01

Time: 1 1/2 hours, plus 1 hour for chilling dough

For the dough:

1/2 pound (2 sticks) margarine

2 large eggs

1/2 cup sugar

2 cups flour, or more as needed

1 teaspoon baking powder

For the filling:

2/3 cup apricot marmalade

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

5 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced

1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

4 tablespoons confectioners' sugar.

1. Prepare dough: In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine margarine, eggs and sugar. Mix until

blended. Add flour and baking powder, and mix until smooth. Dough should be very soft but not

sticky; if necessary, gradually add up to 1/2 cup flour. Cover, and refrigerate 1 hour.

2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Divide dough in two. Lightly oil a 7-by-11-inch glass baking pan.

On a lightly floured surface, roll out half the dough to fit into bottom of pan. Spread marmalade

evenly over dough in pan. Sprinkle with walnuts. Toss apples with cinnamon, and spread evenly

over walnuts.

3. Roll out remaining dough to about 8 by 12 inches, so that it will blanket apples. Place dough in

pan, tucking in edges. Bake until surface is golden brown and bottom is light brown, 45 minutes to

1 hour. (If surface browns too quickly, cover with foil.) Remove from oven. Through a sieve, dust 2

tablespoons confectioners' sugar over hot tart. Allow tart to cool.

4. Cut tart into 24 squares. Sprinkle with remaining sugar and serve.

Yield: 24 servings.