Cinnamon Apple Tart

This one-crusted tart tastes as good as it looks!  It is a little more figure friendly to eat, since there is only one crust.

Single Crust Recipe:
2 c. flour
2/3 c. lard or shortening
pinch of salt
5-7 T. ice water

Blend lard, salt, and flour with a pastry blender until the mixture is in pea-sized pieces.  Add cold water (the amount of water you add will depend on the humidity - you may need to add more or less).  Bring the mixture to a ball and wrap in plastic wrap.  Place in the refrigerator to chill.

In the meantime...
Peel and core 4-5 Granny Smith apples (or apples of your choice).  Thinly slice the apples until you reach 4 cups.  To that, add:
1½ c. sugar
¼ t. nutmeg
2 T. cinnamon
pinch of salt
3-4 T. flour
Mix the above together (including the apples) and allow to set while you roll out the crust.

Place 2 sheets of wax paper on a flat surface.  Unwrap and place previously chilled dough in the center.  Cover with two sheets of plastic wrap.  Roll out to ¼" thickness.  Remove wax paper and cut into a circle, approximately 12".  Using platic wrap, pick up dough and place on a cookie sheet.

Remove plastic wrap.  Spoon apple mixture into the center of the crust.  Leave about 1" border of dough around the outside so that you can fold up the crust.

Press the edge of the dough up and around the apples.  Try not to allow any tears in the crust, so that the juice will not spill out onto the cookie sheet.  Dot the apples with butter.

Place in a 400º oven for 35-45 minutes.

In the microwave oven, melt ½ c. apple jelly and 1 T. Calvados and brush over the apples while they are still hot.  This will make a shiny glaze over the apples.  Cool and serve by itself or some vanilla ice cream.