DUTCH APPLE TARTS

5 grannie smith apples peeled, cored and sliced

2 T. butter

1/ 2 cup sugar

1 t. cinnamon

1 cup ground nuts

1 cup flour

1/2 t. cinnamon

1 cup brown sugar

apple juice and butter mixed to create a crumbled texture in topping

     Saute apples 2T. butter and sugar until apples become tender crisp.  Add cinnamon and remove from the heat.  Make crust using recipe in quick pastry.  Make topping by combining nuts, flour, cinnamon and brown sugar.  Stir these ingredients well.  Then add apple juice mixed with 2 to 3 T. butter to make a moist but not mushy topping.  Place cooked apples on tart crust and top with nut topping.  Bake in 375 degree oven for about 40 minutes or until well browned & bubbly.