Almond Apple Tart Food

FRENCH APPLE-ALMOND TART

Steps:

• Make crust:
• Stir egg yolks and Calvados in small bowl to blend. Combine flour, sugar and salt in processor. Add butter; cut in, using on/off turns, until butter is size of small peas. With machine running, add yolk mixture. Process until large moist clumps form. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap dough in plastic; refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled. Let soften slightly before rolling out.)
• Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 14-inch round. Transfer to 11-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Fold overhang in and press, forming double-thick sides. Chill while making filling.
• Make filling:
• Combine almonds, 3/4 cup sugar, eggs, 1 tablespoon Calvados, extracts and salt in processor. Blend until soft paste forms. Add 4 tablespoons butter; blend 10 seconds. Spread in crust. Chill until firm, about 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir apples, 1 tablespoon Calvados and 1 tablespoon sugar in large bowl. Let stand 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Drain apples; overlap in concentric circles atop filling. Melt 2 tablespoons butter; brush over apples. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Bake tart 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350°F. Bake until apples are tender, about 45 minutes. Transfer to rack. Stir preserves and 1 tablespoon Calvados in small saucepan over low heat until preserves melt. Strain into small bowl; brush over apples. Cool. (Can be made 8 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.)

ALMOND APPLE TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a medium sized bowl, while using a fork, mix together the ground almonds, sugar, butter, cornstarch, egg, cinnamon, and vanilla extract.
• Place down the parchment paper on cookie sheet.
• Slice puff pastry into 2-4 equal pieces.
• Place puff pastry on parchment paper.
• Spread the ground almond mixture evenly across the puff pastry.
• Layer the sliced apples over the mixture.
• Place in the oven and cook until puffed and golden brown, approximately 13-15 minutes.

APPLE ALMOND TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) and place rack in center of oven.
• Grease (or spray with Pam) a 9 inch (22 cm) springform pan.
• Crust:
• In the bowl of your food processor place the flour and sugar. Pulse to blend together.
• Add butter and pulse until dough just begins to come together.
• Pat the dough onto the bottom and one inch (2.5 cm) up the sides of the pan.
• Cover with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator while you make the filling.
• Filling:
• In a food processor process the cream cheese until smooth.
• Add the sugar and mix well.
• Blend in the egg and vanilla extract and process until smooth.
• Remove the crust from the fridge and pour in the filling.
• Return to refrigerator while you prepare the topping.
• Topping:
• Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a large bowl.
• Toss the sliced apples in the sugar mixture.
• Spoon the apples evenly over the cream cheese layer and sprinkle with almonds.
• Place the springform pan on a larger baking sheet to catch the drips.
• Bake at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) and bake for 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown (apples are soft when pierced with a fork), and filling is almost set.
• Remove from oven and place on wire rack to cool.
• Sprinkle with confectioners sugar and serve at room temperature.
• If there are leftovers cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.