Recipe: The Ivy Bake Shoppe Caramel Apple Tart

THE IVY BAKE SHOPPE CARAMEL APPLE TART

"This Caramel Apple Tart is the Ivy's most-requested recipe."

FOR THE CRUST:
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 stick cold butter ( 1/2 cup)
3 tablespoons ice water
3 tablespoons bread crumbs

Mix the flour, sugar, cheese, cayenne pepper and salt together with an electric mixer. Cut in butter until mixture is coarse crumbs, and then add cold water. Do not overmix. Mixture will hold together when pressed between your fingers. Pour into a well-greased 9-inch springform pan. Press mixture into bottom and up the sides of the pan. Sprinkle bread crumbs over the crust.

FOR THE APPLE FILLING:
5 Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Gently combine filling ingredients together and pour into crust.

FOR THE TOPPING:
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup cold butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 jar butterscotch caramel sauce (Mrs. Richardson's preferred)

Combine sugar, flour, butter and vanilla and sprinkle over the apple filling.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 55 minutes. Drizzle with warm butterscotch caramel sauce.

Makes 8-10 servings
Source: The Ivy Bake Shoppe Cookbook by Martha Wolf