Mini Apple Tarts

Mini Apple Tarts

• 1/4 cup millet flour
• 2 tablespoons coconut flour
• 2 tablespoons tapioca starch
• 3 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons cold butter, cut in chunks
• 1-2 tablespoons water
• 1 medium apple
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1. Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Grease four 4-inch tart pans.
2. Whisk together the millet flour, coconut flour, tapioca starch, 2 tablespoons sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. Place in the bowl of a food processor. Add the butter. Pulse a few times to distribute the butter throughout. Add the water a little at a time while pulsing until the dough looks crumbly. Press into the tart pans.
3. Thinly slice the apple and place in a medium bowl. Toss with the remaining tablespoon of sugar, cinnamon, and cloves. Layer the apple into the tart shells.
4. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove and set on a cooling rack. Allow to cool completely before removing from pans.

Serves 4

The trick to forming the tart crust is to start with the sides. Press all the way around the edges, then do the bottom.

I ended up ripping each of my apple slices in half so that they were short enough to layer nicely. There seems to be a multitude of ways to layer fruit into a tart, and I am not very adept at it, so you might come up with a better way.