Place 2 cups of flour with a pinch of salt and a tabl. of sugar in food precessor, add 1 1/1 stick of samll bits of cold butter. Pulse until dow start to come together add slowly 1/2 cup of cold water.
Make a ball wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
12 inch apple pan
6 apples
1/2 cup of sugar
1/2 stick of butter 1/2 cup apricot jam
Preheat oven 400o
R
oll pate brisee and put into a buttered pastry pan
Peel, core and slice apples not more than a 1/4 inch thick. Overlap slices in the pan. Sprinkle with the sugar and add little dots of butter
Bake 45 to 50 minutes until pastry is brown on the sides and apples as well.
Heat apricot jam together with Calvados (if you wish) and brush the apples with the mixture.
Serve Warm
