Sliced Apple Tart with Apricot Jam

Serves: about 20 squares

Thanks to Lydia for this recipe!

Prep Time: 15 min

Cooking Time: 60 min

Total:  75 min

Ingredients

200 g butter, softened
2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla essence
7-8 apples, peeled and cored
1 lemon, juiced
2-3 tbsp. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup apricot jam
2-3 tbsp. hot water

Directions

1. In a large bowl, mix butter, flour, sugar and vanilla using a fork, until a crumbly mixture forms.  Transfer to a greased 8"x11" baking dish, spread evenly and then press to form a base.
2. Cut apples into quarters and toss with lemon juice until coated. Carefully make slices on the outer side of apples, so each slice remains attached to the larger quarter slice.
3. Press sliced apple quarters into the base and then sprinkle liberally with brown sugar that has been mixed with cinnamon.
4. Bake in a preheated oven at 350F for about 1 hour.
5. Remove from oven and spoon jam that has been thinned with hot water over the apples and the base.
6. Let cool and cut into squares.  Serve at room temperature, and store covered with plastic wrap for 3-4 days.