Baked Mixed Fruit Dessert Food

BAKED MIXED FRUIT DESSERT

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 9" square baking dish ; Sprinkle brown sugar over top of the melted butter.
• Combine strawberries , grated orange rind and wedges , and the coconut together in a medium bowl.
• Arrange fruit mixture over top of the brown sugar.
• Prepare the muffin mix according to the package directions and pour over top of the fruit.
• bake in pre-heated oven @ 400° for 40 minutes or until done. Serve warm.

MIXED FRUIT TART

Steps:

• To make the crust, put the flour in a large bowl. Add the sugar and mix. Using your hands, make a well in the center. Place the butter pieces and egg yolk in the well. Using your fingers, work the butter and egg yolk together until well combined then work the butter-egg mixture into the flour mixture until combined. The dough will be crumbly, but when you squeeze a handful in your hand, it should hold together.
• Sprinkle into a 10-inch pie or tart pan. Press the dough firmly and evenly onto the bottom of the pan. Make ropes of the dough and press them onto the walls, making sure not to let the crust thicken at the corners. It should make a clean right angle where the sides meet the bottom. Chill the crust at least 30 minutes or, covered, up to 3 days.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• To make the frangipane filling, in a food processor fitted with a metal blade, pulse the almonds and sugar just until sandy. Do not over-process, or the mixture will become pasty. Add the butter and process just until blended. Add the eggs and process until blended. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, add the vanilla and flour, and process until smooth (you have just made a frangipane). Spoon the frangipane into the unbaked tart shell. Bake until the frangipane is golden brown and puffy and the crust is golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes.
• Let cool. Spread 3/4 cup apricot preserves on the surface of the baked tart to act as a bed for the fruit. Slice fruit and arrange it decoratively. Heat the remaining 1/4 cup apricot preserves with the water until boiling and smooth. Brush the fruit with the apricot preserves to protect the fruit from drying out and make it glisten.

CHILLED MIXED FRUIT

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Cool completely., Cut a thin slice from the top and bottom of each grapefruit; stand grapefruit upright on a cutting board. Cut off peel and outer membrane, starting from the top. Holding fruit over a bowl to catch juices, remove grapefruit sections by cutting along the membrane. Repeat with oranges., Place lemon juice, sugar syrup, citrus sections and reserved juices in a large bowl; toss to combine. Refrigerate, covered, 8 hours or overnight. Stir in remaining fruit; refrigerate, covered, 1 hour longer.

BAKED MIXED FRUIT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 3 qt baking dish and then layer plums, peaches, pears and apricots.
• Drain the pineapple reserving the juice. Place the pineapple over the fruit.
• In a small saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter cinnamon, cloves and 1/2 c pineapple juice. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted.
• Pour over the fruit and bake uncovered for 20-25 minutes, until heated through.

MARY'S BAKED FRUIT

Steps:

• In a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan, starting at the 9-in. end, arrange rows of fruit in the following order: half of the apricots, pears and plums, all of the peaches, then remaining apricots, pears and plums. , Drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup of juice. Lay pineapple over fruit in pan. In a saucepan, combine the pineapple juice, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and cloves. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted. Pour over fruit. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.