Lattice Orchard Apples Walnuts

# What You Need:

→ Crust

01 - 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

02 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold and cubed

03 - 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

04 - 1/4 teaspoon salt

05 - 3 to 4 tablespoons ice water

→ Filling

06 - 1 cup walnuts, chopped

07 - 1/4 cup honey

08 - 2 tablespoons light brown sugar

09 - 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

10 - 1/8 teaspoon salt

→ Lattice Top

11 - 3 large apples, peeled (optional), cored, and thinly sliced

12 - 1 tablespoon lemon juice

13 - 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

14 - 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

# Directions:

01 - Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a 9-inch tart pan or pie dish thoroughly.

02 - In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, and salt. Cut in the cold butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gradually add ice water, one tablespoon at a time, mixing until the dough just comes together. Press dough evenly into the bottom and sides of the pan and prick the base with a fork. Chill for 15 minutes.

03 - Line the crust with parchment paper and fill with baking weights or dried beans. Bake for 12 minutes, remove weights and parchment, then bake for an additional 5 minutes until lightly golden. Allow to cool slightly.

04 - Combine chopped walnuts, honey, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl. Spread the mixture evenly over the cooled crust.

05 - Peel (optional), core, and slice the apples very thinly, about 1/8 inch thick. Toss the slices with lemon juice, granulated sugar, and cinnamon to coat evenly.

06 - On parchment paper, arrange half the apple slices in parallel, overlapping rows. Weave the remaining slices over and under to create a lattice pattern. Carefully transfer the completed lattice onto the tart, trimming edges as needed.

07 - Cover the tart loosely with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes until the apples are tender and golden. Cool for at least 20 minutes before slicing.

08 - Optionally drizzle with extra honey and serve warm or at room temperature.

# Helpful Hints:

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The lattice looks like you spent hours in culinary school, but it's deceptively simple and genuinely impressive.
Walnuts and honey create this unexpected savory-sweet foundation that makes people ask for the recipe.
It's the kind of dessert that works equally well warm from the oven with vanilla ice cream or elegant at room temperature with afternoon tea.

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Cold butter and ice water are everything—if your kitchen is warm, chill your mixing bowl and ingredients beforehand, or your crust will be tough instead of flaky.
Don't peel the apples unless you really hate the texture; the skin helps them hold their shape and adds a subtle tartness that balances the honey.
The lattice doesn't have to be perfect—slightly uneven weaving actually looks more homemade and charming, and no one can tell once the apples soften slightly during baking.

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