The Twelve Days Of Christmas: Day 10

There is nothing like the smell of a pie cooking in the oven. I remember my grandma always saying that 99% of the problems could be solved with good cooking... and that Elvis Presley isn't dead. What's the occasion? Well, it's Rhys mom's Christmas eve bash! And of course I want to make sure that I make something special.

Only downfall with loving to cook is sometimes you choose something that's a bit more time consuming than you planned. This bad boy took me about 4 hours, not terrible! But it was a lot of work-- being as you had to make your own apple sauce for it.

So the whole goal, is to take the thinly sliced apples and put them in a circle around the apple sauce sugar and cinnamon concoction. A 20 min or so later we have life off!

And then with a bit of baking at 375 degrees and a bit of pizzaz it looks like this.

And of course we want it to look pretty so we move it all the way over and onto a cake pedestal so that it looks even more pretty. It's been glazed with a lovely apricot finish (that's the yellow glow in some parts)

I've personally found that French Apple Tarts are better served cold, because the flavor is more intense at that time. However, you can serve it warm with cream which is also popular. -- Hopefully this will be a big hit at Rhys mothers party and everyone enjoys eating it as much as I have enjoyed making it. Bon Appetit!