Prep: 15 minutes
Bake: 425 degrees for 38 to 43 minutes 1 package (11 ounces) piecrust mix
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons ice water
1 egg white
Pinch of salt
1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup sliced almonds, chopped
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
3 Golden Delicious apples (about 1 1/4 pounds total)
2 tablespoons apple jelly (optional)

1. Heat oven to 425 degrees. Place 1 1/4 cups (about half) of the piecrust mix (reserve remainder for another recipe) in medium-size bowl. Add cinnamon; stir with a fork to combine. Add ice water and stir until dough comes together in a ball.

2. Transfer dough to a floured surface; roll out to a 10-inch circle. Drape into a 9-inch fluted tart pan. Fit into bottom, then fold over edge to come halfway up side of pan. Pierce with a fork; line with nonstick aluminum foil. Fill foil with pie weights; bake crust at 425 degrees for 8 minutes.

3. While crust bakes, place egg white and salt in medium-size bowl. Add 1/3 cup sugar (1 tablespoon at a time), beating constantly with an electric mixer on medium to high speed. Once sugar is added, beat for 1 minute. Stir in almonds and 1 tablespoon flour.

4. Remove crust from oven and remove foil and weights. Spread almond mixture over bottom of crust. Set aside.

6. Bake tart at 425 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes or until apples are knife-tender. Meanwhile, if desired, melt jelly in microwave on HIGH about 20 seconds; stir until smooth and brush jelly onto warm tart. Slice and serve.

Quick Tip: Best Apples for Baking.
When baking with apples, use the variety specified in the recipe. If no variety is specified, use a combination of these sweet and tart varieties:
Sweet -- Braeburn, Golden Delicious, Jonagold
Tart -- Cortland, Granny Smith, Jonathan (Jonathan apples do not perform well when baked whole).

Nutrition facts per serving:
Servings Per Recipe 12 servings.

Calories 229
Total Fat (g) 12 (3 g. saturated fat)
Cholesterol (mg) 28 Carbohydrate (g) 18
Sodium (mg) 210
Dietary Fiber (g) 1
Protein (g) 3

Makes: 12 servings

By Family Circle (c) 2007 Meredith Corporation. First published in Family Circle Magazine. Reprinted with permission