Simple Apple Crumb Tart with with a rum sauce drizzle!

I'm usually one to cook nearly everything from scratch, but this recipe is an exception, and a very tasty one!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry, thawed
• 1 tablespoon of unsaled butter, melted
• 3 apples – peeled, cored, and chopped
• 3/8 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/8 cup chopped blanched almonds
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons butter, chilled
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract (the real stuff if you can get it)

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Directions:

1. In a small bowl, mix flour, almonds, 1/2 cup sugar, and cinnamon together. Add chilled butter and vanilla extract. Cut together with a pastry blender until small crumbs form.
2. Unfold pastry and cut into a 10 inch circle. Place on a large, ungreased baking sheet. Brush with melted butter. Arrange apples in the center of the pastry, leaving a 1/2 inch wide border of pastry. Spoon almond topping gently over the apples, being careful it doesn't spill over the edges of the pastry.
3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

For Rum Sauce:

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons white or dark rum. Spiced rum also works quite well.

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Directions:

1. Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Mix together the sugar and cornstarch, and stir into the butter. Pour in milk, and cook stirring frequently until the mixture begins to boil. Continue cooking until thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and stir in rum. Serve warm.