These mini tarts not only have a wonderful shape but also a tasty apple pie flavour. I used to make old fashioned apple pie with my mother but after getting married i start to try my own recipes and try new things with old fashioned recipes, cooking was my hobby and my over time fun.

It may looks difficult to make i may take some time with shaping the roses but it worth every single moments, the result were incredibly awesome not only the shape but also the taste.

Every single bite will take you to another world, the yummy pastry crust filled with homemade apple puree and the sweet apple roses all these made a perfect pie with my cup of tea.

Rose Apple Pie

Prep time: 40 mins
yield: 3 mini tart
Baking time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Prep time: 40 mins

yield: 4 mini tarts (12 cm) each or 1 large tart

Baking time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

For Pastry Crust:

2 and half cups all purpose flour

150g unsalted cold butter

1 Tsp sugar

1 cup cold water

1/2 tsp salt

For filling:

2 Large apple

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1 tbsp sugar

1 tsp lemon juice

For syrup:

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 cup water

For apple roses:

4 large red apples

The way:

For crust: In a bowl mix all the ingredients together until you have a crumbled dough. Gather it, cut the dough into 4 equal balls, place each in a plastic wrap, refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare the apple puree, peel of apple and cut it into medium dices cook on steam for 10 minutes. Blend apple with cinnamon and sugar until you have a puree, set a side.
Spread each dough ball with a roller, place it in a 12 cm removable bottom tart pan, lightly prick bottom of pastry crust with the tines of a fork

Fill the pastry crust with apple puree.

Bake at 180°c for 20 minutes.
Cut apple into a very thin slices, i used the vegetable slicer (mandolin) it gave a perfect result.
In a saucepan pour water add sugar and limon juice, bring to a boil in high heat. Place the apple slices into the hot syrup, set a side for 10 minutes.
Drying apple slices from water, assemble the rose; 5 apple slices at a time roll it as a rose shape.
Row the apple roses in the tart crust, bake for another 20 - 25 minutes at 170°C.
Sprinkle confectioners sugar, for more decoration.
Serve it warm or cold.

Enjoy!