I know, I know, another recipe with whiskey. Last year it was this bourbon apple pie. Then, it was whiskey cinnamon rolls. And, most recently it was overnight whiskey applesauce. What can I say? Whiskey just sounds good in baked goods, especially anything with apples. Have you ever had a flavor, spice or special ingredient you find yourself going back to over and over? Apparently mine is whiskey. Not sure what that says about me exactly. 🙂
You could also easily leave the whiskey out though. I won't tell. Whatever you do I highly recommend using this crust recipe. It's awesome. It's from one of my cooking heroes, Julia Child (of course).
Honey & Whiskey Apple Tarts, makes 4 mini size tarts.
For the crusts (recipe adapted from Mastering the Art of French Cooking)
2/3 cup flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
5 1/2 tablespoons cold butter
scant 3 tablespoons cold water
In a food processor combine the flour, sugar and salt. Pulse a couple of times to combine. Cut the cold butter into small cubes and add to the flour mixture. Pulse until crumbly and well combined. The mixture should be like small pebbles. While the processor is running slowly stream the cold water into the mixture until a dough ball forms. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least an hour, or overnight.Spray each of your tart pans with a little non stick cooking spray. Divide the dough into four pieces and roll out into a circle that can cover the entire tart pan. Place over the pan, lightly press the dough down into the pan. Now use a rolling pin to roll over the pan so you can easily remove the excess dough (pictured above).
For the filling:
2 apples (Granny Smith preferred)
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon whiskey
Peel the apples and cut into small cubes. Cook along with the sugar and whiskey over medium heat for 12-16 minutes until the apples have softened enough to mash. You can mash them with a wooden spoon or use an immersion blender. Divide the apple filling among the four prepared pie crusts.
For the tops:
2 apples (Granny Smith preferred)
1/4 cup honey
3 tablespoons water
1/8 teaspoon whiskey
Peel and slice the apples thin. Lay the slices over the top of the apple fillings. Bake the tarts at 375°F for 20-22 minutes until the crusts begin to brown. In a small bowl combine the honey, water and whiskey. Brush the mixture over the warm tarts.Serve warm with a light dusting of powdered sugar or a big scoop of vanilla ice cream. Enjoy! ox. Emma
Credits// Author & Photos by: Emma Chapman
I NEED to make these 🙂
Mmmmm yum!!
Lulu xx
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Yum, these look delicious! Great recipe!
These almost look too beautiful to eat :)Yummy to the max!
these look so yummy!
xxoo,
nikki
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honey + whiskey + apple, sounds like a perfect combination. yum!
xo, cheyenne
this looks absolutely delish!
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Yummmm this looks delicious. I have a huge pile of apples left over from last weekend’s apple picking, I think I need to make your overnight applesauce recipe and then use it is filling for these tarts.
Something that goes together well..peanut butter and chocolate chips! Here is the recipe for my Peanut Butter Bars, hope you enjoy them as much as we did! http://www.purplegoo.ca/index.php/peanut-butter-fingers/ Your blog post was awesome! Loved the idea of these liquored up little pies! Cheers and Happy Halloween!
Double yum! Can’t wait to try these … thanks for sharing!
Must make those!!
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These look great! I love baking with booze, too. My amazing (if I do say so myself) Thanksgiving sweet potatoes have bourbon and apples in them. I also just got The Boozy Baker from the library and can’t wait to start trying some of the goodies in there.
yum, miss emma! these look exquisite!
xx
These look so delicious and so cute!
xo, Juliette Laura
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I love apple pie! I’ll take my whisky on the side. 😉
Wish I could bake! The more of your posts I read the more I want to pick up a big wooden spoon and bake some cakes!
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they look so delightful, like always Emma 🙂
Lots of love, Jess
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Mm they look wonderful. Have you seen the book Boozy Bakes on Amazon? 🙂
Rosie x | Every Word Handwritten
Apple is my favorite 🙂
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