Easy apple tart with aged cheddar crust

"No fancy pastry skills needed here! Just roll out frozen puff pastry dough and top with sliced apples and grated cheddar"

Prep - 15 min
Baking - 30 min
Makes 8 servings.

1/2 (397-g) package frozen puff pastry dough, thawed.
1 c grated old cheddar
2 t chopped fresh rosemary (optional)
3 large apples (mcintosh or granny smith, peeled)
1/4 c sugar
1 T flour
1/4 cinnamon
1-2 T apricot, apple or peach jam or jelly (optional)

1. Place oven rack in lowest position in oven. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Lightly sprinkled counter with flour. Place puff pastry dough on top. Dust rolling pin with flour. Roll pastry into 16 x 10 rectangle. Pastry will be very thin and edges will be uneven. Place on a large, ungreased baking sheet.

2. Sprinkle half of cheese and half of rosemary along edges of dough, forming a narrow border. Fold edges over to completely cover and press down to seal. Slice apples into thin wedges. Place in a large bowl. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and rosemary, sugar, 1 T flour and cinnamon. Toss to evenly coat. Tumble aples over center of pastry inside border. Evenly spread out and gently press down.

3. Bake on bottom rack of oven until pastry is deep golden and apples are tender - 30-35 mins. Place pan on rack.

4. To glaze apples, discard any chunky pieces of fruit from jam. Place jam in a small bowl and microwave on medium-high until melted (about 30 sec). Brush over warm apples. Let stand 10 min before cutting. Cut into squares and serve warm. Great with vanilla ice cream of whippped cream.

Nutrients - 5.5 g protein, 14.4 g fat, 29.3 g carbs, 0.9 mg iron, 108 mg calcium, 150 mg sodium, 2.1 g fibre, 263 calories.