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Add flour, sugar, butter and salt in a kitchen mixer and let it work for 1 minute.
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With the mixer still working (at low speed) add three tablespoon of ice cold water and let it work up until a crumbly dough will be formed.
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Transfer the dough on a flat surface and finish working it with your hands up until it will compact together.
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Cover the dough with some plastic paper or parchment paper and let it rest in the fridge for 1 hour.
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Divide the cold and firm dough in 4 parts and with the help of some parchment paper and a rolling pin I create 4 small circles 1/4 inch thick.
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Place the pastry dough circles in mini tart pans, trimming the edges where needed.
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In a cup I mix 1/4 Cup of sugar with 2 Tbsp of melted butter and spread 1/2 teaspoons of the mix at the bottom of the tarts.
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Cut and core the apples.
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Slice the apple cuts in very very thin slices with a mandolin.
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Place the apple slices in a bowl.
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In a small cup mix together the remaining sugar (1/4 Cup), the remaining butter (2 Tbsp melted) and the lemon juice.
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Pour the mix on the apple slices and mix everything.
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Place the apple slices in the microwave for 1 minute so that they will soften and it will be very easy to create the roses.
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Take one slice of apple and start rolling it with your hands very very tight. It will be the core of the rose.
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Take another apple slice and roll it around the rose core. Keep adding one slice at the time and you will see that your rose will start having nice petals
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Keep adding apple slices up until you will reach the desired rose size. In order to give a more natural effect I decided to create small roses, big roses, just blooms. But you might want to realize roses of the same size..just play with your creativity.
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Gently place the first rose in the center of the tart and gently press it so that it will stay.
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Keep adding roses to cover the entire base of the tart.
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Bake the tarts in the oven (already preheated) at 375 F. for 25/30 minutes. Let the tart cool down for 5 minutes and enjoy!!!
