Apple Tart

Puff pastry is an amazing thing. It is so easy to work with and can take a desserts to the next level! On of my favorite things to do with puff pastry is to make an apple tart.

All you need is:

• 1 sheet PUFF PASTRY
• 1-2 APPLES, sliced thin
• SUGAR and/or BROWN SUGAR
• CINNAMON
• BUTTER

This is so easy to make your own. You can make a big tart to share with friends or several small tarts that are perfect for one person!

All you need to do is lay out the pastry on a cookie sheet, layer apples on top, sprinkle with sugar/brown sugar/cinnamon, put several small chunks of butter spaced out on top of the apples, and then wrap the edges of the dough up around the apples. Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes!

You could easily substitute pie crust for the puff pastry... I just like puff pastry more!

Here are a few pictures of apple tarts that I have made!

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Apple Tart

Ingredients:

• 1 sheet PUFF PASTRY (You could substitute pie crust for the puff pastry.)
• 1-2 APPLES, sliced thin
• SUGAR and/or BROWN SUGAR
• CINNAMON
• BUTTER

Directions:

1. Lay out the pastry on a cookie sheet, layer apples on top, sprinkle with sugar/brown sugar/cinnamon, put several small chunks of butter spaced out on top of the apples.
2. Wrap the edges of the dough up around the apples. 
3. Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes!

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Arby's Chicken Salad Copycat

I've always like Arby's Chicken Salad Wrap, but it's so expensive! Or maybe I'm just cheap...probably a little bit of both. Anyway here is a copycat recipe that I think is just as good!

To make 3-4 chicken salad sandwiches you will need:

• 1 & 1/4 cups of cubed CHICKEN BREASTS, I think I actually just chopped up a chicken breast
• 1/2 cup diced RED APPLES
• 1/2 Tbs LEMON JUICE
• 1/2 cup sliced RED GRAPES
• 1/2 cup chopped PECANS
• 1/4 cup chopped CELERY
• 1/4 to 1/3 cup MAYO, start with 1/4 cup and add more to taste
• SALT & PEPPER to taste

In a medium bowl, toss the diced apple in the lemon juice to prevent the apple from turning brown. Then, add everything else in and mix! The great part of this recipe is that if you don't like one of the ingredients, or if you really like grapes or pecans or something you can add more and make it your own! 

It is recommended to allow the chicken salad to sit for about an hour before serving to let all of the flavor marry together. And that's it! Easy as pie! Actually, probably easier than pie...

You can get some lettuce and use it on a sandwich or a wrap, or you can just eat it out of a bowl! Yum!

The website where I found this recipe is: http://www.copykat.com/2011/07/26/arbys-grilled-chicken-and-pecan-salad/