So as I wait for it to come from the oven I will comment that this recipe--for the Tuesdays with Dorie baking club--was chosen by Jessica from My Baking Heart. Visit her site for the recipe!
This one is super easy--though next time I shall make it more challenging and will try to make my own puff pastry. I found some great recipes here and there, and it just sounds like such a wonderful 'baking' sort of recipe to say that I have done...
But this week it was thanks to store-bought puff pastry that made the recipe so simple. Pastry, apple, brown sugar, pads of butter, oven. Done.
Dorie recommended using 100% butter pastry, and thanks to those in TWD, I came to find out that good ol' Trader Joe's sells it! Dear Husband and I LOVE Joe. The only bad thing is the closest stores to us are at least 30 min away. So we tend to go once a month or so and stock up. I took a special jaunt there Sunday and was thrilled to find the Puff Pastry there. My Plan B was the Whole Foods in that same town (again, the closest one to us). But happily Joe came through. Not only that, but the 'sample' of the day was the Joe Joe's cookies (basically Oreo type cookie). Somehow I passed the sample counter...uh...3 times I think? Each time taking a cookie. I figured the baby belly I've got going on would mean no one would cut me off...and I used 'strategery' and only went back up to the counter for subsequent visits when the employee left her post so that she did not see the pregnant lady chow down on 4 cookies (because I just lied--it wasn't 3 times that I went up to the counter, it was 4! But I more than made up for it-- because I ended up just buying a box)
while I'm at it, here is an image of the pastry I found there:
The dinger just went off--they look so great!! Reminds me of a nest--which makes me think these would be neat for an Easter or Spring timed special dinner! Time note: I set it first for 15 min, so I could check on progress...apples were not done, so I threw another 7.5 min on timer. ONe thing I did notice was the sugar/butter dribbled off the top and onto the sheet on one of them, did not stay on the pastry. I guess I'll take that one, give Dear Husband the 'good' one....They are sitting out now as I know I'll scald my tongue off should I attempt to eat now.
(Dessert Break...)
Verdict: we love these! They are the perfect portion, and would compliment many type of meal! I will try to make again Tues evening so I have actual photos-but I must say this was one of the Dorie recipes where what came out of my oven actually really did look like the photo in the book!
What lovely timing..a Parisian recipe on the heels of the French Open! Congratulations Roger Federer!! (my very very fave!)
14 comments:
I wish we had a Trader Joe's I love that store! Im so glad you enjoyed the tartlet. I thought it was so easy to make and very tasty.
I love your pictures of the tennis dude :)
I've never been to trader joes, but I saw them on my trip last week to Connecticut. The tennis guy is hottie, isn't he? :)
We loved the apple tartlets.
At least your lack of tart photos was made for by photos of another type of hottie!
I must admit, I have a huge crush on the 'tennis dude'. I figured the apple tartlet may be the "dessert" of the day, but he is our "eye candy"!!
He makes it look so easy the way he just floats around the tennis court--and the fact that he's a hottie with major style sure doesn't hurt!
I cannot wait to see your pictures! I love Trader Joes, although the closest one is forty minutes away!
I planned it that way, don't you know? ;) Thanks for baking along with me this week - can't wait to see your pics!!
I love Trader Joes too....wait till christmas and try the peppermint Jo Jo's...they are so addictive....
That's a really neat pic of Roger by the Eiffel Tower holding his tropy. He loosk great in those jeans! Hope you liked your tarts. And hey...you're pregnant...get as many cookies as you can! You deserve it!
Ooops...I meant to correct those dang spelling errors!! Sorry about that!
Looking forward to seeing your photos but for now I'm loving the photos of Roger. Isn't he terrific??
LOL - the cookies sound good. I am always fighting with my camera battery, so I know what you're going through there.
Rog is looking pretty hawt in his apres-tennis blues in front of the Eiffel tower. I'm so glad you & hubs liked the tart! We don't have a Trader Joe's in Bama! Just went to my first one last month when we visited Tim & Betsey in St. Louis. It's awesome! I came back with four $3 bottles of pinot grigio - classy. Pretty good wine, though! Good enough when I'm pouring a glass for just myself on a random Wednesday night, anyway. I love your strategery in swiping multiple Joe Joes, BTW. Okay, ending the comment now - going to email you!
Gotta love those free samples!
I'm glad you liked the tartlets. I loved how the pastry puffed up around the apples.
Well, no tart photo, but you sort of made up for it with one or two of your other photos, ahem. I used the same ppastry, but unlike you I have no aspirations to making my own!! Glad you like this. Cute idea to make for Easter.
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