Tips You can keep your short crust pastry in the fridge for up to 5 days or freezer up to 2 months. In other word you can make it in advance. Take the time to rest your pastry once made, and once rolled out prior baking. It will be easier to roll out and will avoid too much shrinkage. You could use a puff pastry for it too. It is more difficult to make but the reward is grand. Rush for time? You can use convenient pastries already made and even rolled out in the frozen section of your local grocery store. Using a mixing bowl machine will make the dough much easier to make and a little faster. If you like show time and strong Apple Brandy (Calvados) you can even flambé the tart a front of everyone. Serve the tart warm or slightly reheated is the best. Best match is simple crème fraiche or thicken cream, vanilla ice-cream or apple sorbet. Pair it with a sweet wine, a Champagne, sweet Riesling, cider, Pommeau or go hard core with a glass of Calvados.