Trilogy Edibles: 3.14

That’s Pi! You know that silly little number everyone knows but few know why. It’s also March 14th and an excuse to combine the two and celebrate with…

YES THAT’S IT… PIE!

So for those who need a quick refresher, PI is a mathematic constant that is the ratio of any circle’s circumference to it’s diameter.

HUH? Oh sorry, what was I thinking. You want the definition of the other PIE. Pie is a baked good that uses pastry dough, usually in a circle dish that encases a filling either sweet or savoury. And for our purposes today, sweet!

When Dorothy at Crazy for Crust asked if I wanted to take part I immediately said yes. I love a good play on words :) I also immediately thought of this pie. I’ve shared several pie recipes on here so I wanted something I hadn’t thought of in years. My mother use to make this tart, a thinner version of pie, all the time. It’s so simple too, which I love.

I’m sharing an apple apricot tart.

Recipe:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tsp lemon zest
1 stick plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
large egg*
4 apples thinly sliced
1 jar apricot preserves

In food processor, combine flour, sugar, salt, zest and butter. Until it looks like oatmeal.
Combine the egg until it just starts to come together. Press into tart shell.
Slice apples into thin slices and place into tart shell in circles.
Cover with apricot preserves
Bake at 375 for 30 minutes.
Sprinkle with icing sugar
Enjoy!