Apple Tart

I found this recipe at the end of a paperback collection of short stories - all murder mysteries and all the victims done in by apples in one way or another. This is one of the best apple tart recipes ever. Looks as if you've purchased it at a fancy French bakery and especially easy if you have a food processor.

APPLE TART

Cake:
1 cup sugar 1 tsp baking powder
1 cup unsifted flour 1 tsp vanilla
4 tbsp butter cut into pieces 1 large egg
4 Granny Smith apples (I have tried other varieties of apples...don't...they just don't work)

Topping:
3 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp melted butter
1 tsp cinnamon
1 large egg

Put all cake ingredients except apples into bowl of food processor and process until the mixture has the consistency of cornmeal. (You can do this by hand using two knives or forks) Spread the mixture evenly in the bottom of a well-buttered 9 -inch springform pan. Do NOT pat the mixture down...smooth without compacting it...

Core and peel apples and slice into thin slices.

Arrange apples in layers on top of the crumb mixture (make overlapping concentric circles). Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.

Just before the 45 minutes are up, mix together the topping ingredients. Spoon the mixture of the apples and then return to oven and bake for another 25 to 30 minutes until the top is firm and golden brown.