French Apple Tart

Name: French Apple Tart
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 1 1/3 cups (6 2/3 ounces/189 grams), all-purpose flour; 5 tablespoons (2 1/4 ounces/64 grams), sugar; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 10 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 10 , Golden Delicious apples (8 ounces each), peeled and cored; 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon, water; 1/2 cup, apricot preserves; 1/4 teaspoon, salt

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By Andrea Geary ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2014, America's Test Kitchen TV

Classic form and good looks are compulsory for a holiday centerpiece, but they don’t matter if the dessert falls apart when you serve it. We wanted integrity with the beauty.

SERVES 8

TIME 2½ hours, plus 1½ hours cooling

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