Z Tejas Grilled Pineapple Tart With Berries And Chipotle Cream Food

GRILLED PINEAPPLE TART WITH RASPBERRIES AND CHIPOTLE CREAM

Steps:

• Make crust:
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour tart pan, knocking out excess flour.
• Stir together all crust ingredients in a bowl with a fork until combined well, then press mixture with your fingers and the back of a spoon evenly and firmly onto bottom and up side of tart pan.
• Bake crust until a shade darker, 8 to 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack and cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
• Make filling and grill pineapple:
• While crust cools, whisk together sour cream, brown sugar, chiles, and zest in a small bowl until sugar is dissolved. Beat cream cheese in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth, then add sour cream mixture and beat until combined well. Keep covered with plastic wrap until ready to use.
• Prepare grill for cooking. If using a charcoal grill, open vents on bottom of grill, then light charcoal. Charcoal fire is medium-hot when you can hold your hand 5 inches above rack for 3 to 4 seconds. If using a gas grill, preheat burners on high, covered, 10 minutes, then reduce heat to moderately high.
• While coals are lighting, put pineapple quarters on a cutting board, long cut sides down, and cut lengthwise into slices slightly less than 1/4 inch thick with an adjustable-blade slicer or a knife (use caution; peeled pineapple is extremely slippery). Grill pineapple in 2 batches, covered only if using a gas grill, on lightly oiled grill rack, turning over once with tongs, until tender, about 5 minutes total. (If pineapple sticks to rack, use a metal spatula to loosen before turning.) Transfer to a platter and cool to room temperature, about 15 minutes. Trim pineapple and discard core from slices.
• Assemble tart:
• Spread filling in tart shell, then press raspberries into cream. Gently push up bottom of pan to loosen pan bottom (with crust) from side of pan, then carefully lift out tart and transfer to a work surface. Gently insert a thin wide metal spatula between crust and pan bottom, then run spatula under crust to loosen from pan. Using spatula, slide tart shell carefully onto a serving platter. Arrange pineapple decoratively over cream.
• Make glaze:
• Melt jelly with water in a small saucepan over moderate heat, stirring until smooth, then brush glaze onto pineapple with pastry brush.

GRILLED PINEAPPLE TART

Steps:

• Microwave butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 30 sec. Add marshmallows; toss lightly. Microwave on HIGH 1 min. or until marshmallows are completely melted, stirring after 30 sec. Add cereal; mix lightly to coat. Press firmly onto bottom and up side of lightly greased 9-inch tart mold or pie plate to form crust.
• Beat cream cheese and ginger in small bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended and creamy. Add whipped topping; beat on low speed 1 min. or just until blended. Spread mixture evenly over crust; refrigerate.
• Lightly grease grill grates. Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Cut each pineapple quarter lengthwise into 1/4-inch slices; place in medium bowl. Sprinkle sugar over pineapple slices; mix well. Let stand 5 min. Place pineapple on grill; cook 2 to 3 min. on each side or until tender. Cool completely. Arrange grilled pineapple slices over chilled tart to serve.

STRAWBERRY-PINEAPPLE MINI TARTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Process flour, butter and cream cheese in food processor 30 sec. or until mixture is blended and starts to form ball. Divide dough evenly into 6 pieces.
• Roll out each dough piece on lightly floured surface to 7-inch circle. Place in 6 (4-1/2-inch) tart pans with removable sides. Cut off excess dough by rolling pin across top of each pan. Line pie crusts with piece of buttered foil, butter side down; fill foil with dried beans or rice. Bake 10 min. Remove beans and foil. Prick bottom of shells all over with fork; bake 15 to 20 min. or until lightly browned. Let cool 10 min.
• Beat pudding mix and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Fill crusts with pudding; top with fruit.
• Melt apricot jam with water; brush on fruit. Refrigerate 1 hour before serving.

Z TEJAS GRILLED PINEAPPLE TART WITH BERRIES AND CHIPOTLE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine melted butter, cracker crumbs and sugar in a bowl and mix well.
• Press the mixture into the bottom and halfway up the sides of a springform pan.
• Bake 5 minutes in a 350F degree oven.
• Whisk the sour cream, chipotles, brown sugar and zest in a separate bowl until the sugar has dissolved.
• Beat the cream cheese until smooth with an electric mixer and add to the sour cream mixture; stir to combine.
• Set aside.
• Slice the pineapple into large wedges, making sure to remove the"eyes".
• Grill until the pineapple pieces have achieved good grill marks.
• Let cool, then slice into 1/4-inch thick strips.
• Spread the cream cheese mixture over the pie crust.
• Arrange berries over the cream cheese mixture, then arrange the pineapple over the berries.
• Melt the jelly and water in a saucepan; stir until smooth.
• Brush the mixture over the pineapple.
• Chill well in the refrigerator before serving.