Apple Cream Party Tart Food

APPLE TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line 2 sheet pans with parchment paper.
• Cut each sheet of puff pastry into 4 squares. Divide the pastry between the prepared sheet pans and refrigerate while you prepare the apples.
• Peel the apples and cut them in half through the stem. Remove the stems and cores with a sharp knife and a melon baller. Slice the apples crosswise in 1/4-inch-thick slices. Place overlapping slices of apples diagonally across the pastry and place one slice of apple on each side of the arranged slices. Sprinkle the apples evenly with the sugar and dot them with the butter.
• Bake for 40 minutes, until the pastry is browned and the edges of the apples start to brown. Don't worry! The apple juices will burn in the pan but the tarts will be fine! When the tarts are done, heat the apricot jelly together with the Calvados until bubbly and brush the apples and pastry completely with the jelly mixture. Loosen the tarts with a metal spatula so they don't stick to the paper. Allow to cool and serve warm or at room temperature.

APPLE CREAM TART

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press onto the bottom and 1 in. up the sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan. , Arrange apples over crust. Combine the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg; sprinkle over apples. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes., In a small bowl, beat cream and egg yolks; pour over apples. Bake 25-30 minutes longer or until apples are tender and filling is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. , Serve with whipped cream if desired. Store in the refrigerator.

APPLE CREAM CHEESE TART

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar; beat in vanilla. Stir in flour. Press onto the bottom and 1 in. up the sides of a 6-in. springform pan coated with cooking spray; set aside. , For filling, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, egg and vanilla. Pour over crust. In a bowl, combine the apple, sugar and cinnamon; arrange over filling. Sprinkle with almonds. , Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until apples are tender. Cool on a wire rack. Remove sides of pan. Garnish with whipped cream and nutmeg if desired. Refrigerate leftovers.

EASY APPLE TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400ºF and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
• Roll out the puff pastry on a lightly floured surface to a 9-inch square and about 1/4-inch thick, trimming edges to straighten if needed. Place this onto the prepared baking tray, dock with a fork, and chill while preparing the apples.
• Peel the apples and core them using an apple corer to keep the apples whole. Slice the apples thinly using a Japanese mandolin (or by hand). Arrange the apple slices in 3 or 4 rows over the pastry, sprinkle with the brown sugar and then carefully pour the cream overtop. Bake the tart for 35 to 40 minutes, until the pastry and apples have browned.
• Serve the tart warm or at room temperature on its own, or with ice cream.

APPLE CREAM CHEESE TART

Steps:

• Preheat 375 F.
• Roll store bought or homemade pie crust into a Tart Shell.
• Cream the cream cheese with sugar with paddle attachment until fluffy.
• Add zest. Add eggs one at a time until fully incorporated.
• Pour into Tart Shells.
• Mix cinnamon sugar with apples.
• Place in a symmetrical pattern on top of filling.
• Place in oven until golden brown and set.

APPLE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Place apples in pastry shell. Combine the sugar, flour and cream until smooth; pour over apples. Sprinkle with cinnamon. , Bake at 400° for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 375°; bake 35-40 minutes longer or until center is almost set. Cover edges with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning if necessary. Cool on a wire rack. Serve warm or cold.

APPLE CREAM CRUMBLE TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Roll pastry to 12-inch circle on lightly floured surface. Line 10-inch quiche dish or tart pan with removable bottom with pastry. Trim edge of pastry even with top of dish; pierce pastry with fork. Bake 15 minutes. Set aside.
• Beat cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add egg; mix well. Blend in sour cream. Pour into crust; top with apples. Mix flour, 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon; cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in pecans; sprinkle over apples.
• Bake 50 minutes or until golden brown. Cool. Store leftover tart in refrigerator.

ALSATIAN APPLE AND CREAM TART

Steps:

• Prick the bottom of the shell and bake it on the lower third of a preheated 375°F oven for 15 minutes, and let it cool in the pan on a rack.
• In a bowl stir together the apples, lemon juice, and 2 table spoons of sugar and toss the mixture until the apples are coated well.
• In a large bowl whisk together the yolks, the cream, 2 1/2 tablespoons of remaining sugar, a pinch of salt, and vanilla and stir in raisins.
• Arrange the apples decoratively in the shell, pour the cream mixture over them, and sprinkle the remaining 1 1/2 table spoons of sugar with the cinnamon over it.
• Bake the tart in the middle of a preheated 375°F oven for 1 hour, or until the apples are tender when pierced with a cake tester, let it cool in the pan on the rack.
• Serve.

FRENCH APPLE TART

Steps:

• For the pastry, rub the butter into the flour, sugar and a pinch of salt in a bowl until crumbly. Mix in the egg until it forms a dough, then form into a puck shape. Cover and chill for at least 30 mins. Will keep chilled for two days.
• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Roll the pastry out on a lightly floured surface to roughly the thickness of a £1 coin, and use to line a 23cm fluted tart tin, leaving some overhanging. Line with a disc of baking parchment big enough to cover the edges, and fill with some baking beans to weigh it down (use dried rice or lentils if you don't have baking beans). Bake for 15 mins, then remove the parchment and beans and bake for 10-15 mins more until the pastry is biscuity. Trim away any overhanging pastry with a serrated knife. Set aside to cool.
• Meanwhile, set aside four of the apples, then peel, core and roughly chop the rest. Put them in a shallow saucepan with 2 tbsp water, all but 1 tbsp of the sugar and the alcohol, if using. Cover and cook over a low heat for 25-30 mins, stirring occasionally and adding more water if needed, until the apples have collapsed into a purée. Taste the mixture and sweeten with more sugar, if needed.
• Turn the oven up to 210C/190C fan/gas 8. Peel, core and halve the reserved apples, then cut into even-sized slices. Spread the apple purée over the base of the tart case, then arrange the apple slices in neat, concentric circles, starting from the outside. Brush the apples with butter, then scatter over the reserved sugar and bake for another 20-25 mins until golden.
• Mix the jam with 1 tbsp hot water from a freshly boiled kettle. When the tart has finished baking, glaze generously with the jam, then leave to cool a little. Serve warm or cold, dusted with icing sugar, if you like.

APPLE-CREAM PARTY TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Crust:.
• Beat butter with sugar and vanilla, then use a fork to stir in flour till crumbly.
• Pat evenly in bottom of 9" springform pan.
• Topping:.
• Mix apples with sugar and cinnamon, toss well, and set aside.
• Filling:.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and egg with a wooden spoon until smooth. Pour filling into crust and cover with apples.
• Sprinkle with nuts if using.
• Apples can be arranged in a pattern or just spread evenly to cover filling.
• Place on center rack of preheated oven, immediately reduce heat to 400F and bake until apples are just tender - about 35 minutes. If nuts brown before apples are cooked, cover loosely with foil.
• Cool on rack, serve right away or cover and refrigerate for up to one day.