Apple Cinamon Tartletts

Directions

1. 1
   Peel the apples, cut them into thick slices.
2. 2
   In a medium saucepan,melt the butter and add the apple slices, cook for 3-4 minutes, then add the brown sugar, mix well and simmer over low heat until the apples are tender.
3. 3
   In a salad bowl pour the flour, ground nuts, sugars, ground spices and a pinch of salt.
4. 4
   Mix and add the egg yolks and butter cut into pieces.
5. 5
   Mix with your hands to incorporate the butter until it's smooth.
6. 6
   Form a ball of dough, flatten, wrap with plastic wrap and put in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
7. 7
   Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
8. 8
   Remove the dough from the refrigerator and wait 10 minutes before working the dough so that it warms a bit. Divide the dough in half. Keep one half in the refrigerator while working on the other half.
9. 9
   Roll the dough on a lightly floured work surface.
10. 10
    With a cookie cutter, cut circles of dough.
11. 11
    Grease 8 tartlett molds with vegetable oil and line them with the dough circles.
12. 12
    Fill each tart with cooled apple mixture.
13. 13
    Cut strips of the remaining dough and place on top of each tartlett to make a lattice pattern.
14. 14
    Bake tartletts for about 20 minutes.
15. 15
    Serve them warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream with a pinch of cinnamon.