1    Pastry for 9″-10″ flan pan        1/2 c  Raisins; optional
     6    Apples; Golden Delicious;           1 ts Butter; melted
          -large                            1/2 c  Jam; apricot
     1 tb Lemon juice                              Whipped cream – optional
   1/4 c  Sugar; granulated              
 Roll pastry  out and fit into flan pan. Peel and core apples, cut into
 slices about 1/4″ thick, you should have about 6 cups. Toss with lemon
 juice and sugar. Arrange apple slices; slightly overlapping in
 circles on pastry; make 2 or 3 layers. Scatter raisins over top if
 desired. Drizzle with melted butter. Place on bottom rack of 400F
 oven and bake for 35 minutes or till golden brown. If apples start
 too brown too much, cover loosely with foil. In small, saucepan, heat
 apricot jam till melted, spoon evenly over apples. Bake for about 5
 minutes. lonfer or till apples are glazed. Let cool to room
 temperature. Serve with whipped cream if desired.
                
                 Yields       
                1 servings                
