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- From: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva)
- Subject: Apple-Pear Tart
- Message-ID: <V72U6D1@taronga.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1993 02:30:23 GMT
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- Apple-Pear Tart
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- Basic Rich Pastry
- Dry beans
- 5 very ripe medium cooking apples, peeled, cored and chopped (5 cups)
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup dry white wine
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon quick-cooking farina
- 1/4 cup Kirsch or cherry liqueur
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1/4 cup apricot preserves
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 medium cooking apples, cored and sliced
- 2 medium pears, peeled, cored and sliced
- 1 tablespoon cognac or brandy
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- For tart shell, prepare Basic Rich Pastry: On a lightly floured surface
- roll pastry dough to a circle 12 inches in diameter.
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- Fit dough into a 10 or 11 inch flan pan with a removable bottom; press
- bottom and sides gently to remove air bubbles. Turn the overlapping dough
- edges to inside; press against sides of pan. Prick sides with fork.
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- Line the bottom and sides of pan with heavy-duty foil and dry beans.
- Bake in a 400 oven for 20 minutes. Remove foil and beans. Bake 10 to
- 15 minutes more or till golden; set aside.
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- For filling, in a saucepan combine 5 cups apples, 2/3 cup sugar, 1/3 cup
- wine, butter, and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon. Cook, covered, about 10 minutes
- or till apples are tender. Slowly sprinkle farina over apples; stir
- constantly. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer 5 minutes or till
- mixture is thickened; stir frequently. Remove from heat; stir in Kirsch
- and vanilla. Cool slightly. Spread in bottom of baked tart shell.
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- In a small saucepan combine the 1/4 cup wine, apricot preserves, 1
- teaspoon sugar and 1/8 teaspon cinnamon. Bring to boiling; add sliced
- apples and pears. Cook about 7 minutes or till apples are translucent.
- Drain, reserving liquid.
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- Arrange apple slices in a circle and pear slices in rows. Cook reserved
- liquid till reduced to 2 tablespoons; stir in cognac. Spoon over fruit.
- Serves 10.
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- Basic Rich Pastry
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- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup cold butter
- 1 tablespoon shortening
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tablspoons cold water
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- Combine flour and salt. Cut in butter and shortening with a fork or pastry
- cutter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center.
- Beat together egg yolk and water. Add to flour mixture. Using a fork, stir
- just till dough forms a ball.
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- Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead 3 or 4 times. Wrap in clear
- plastic wrap and chill 20 minutes in frezzer or 2 1/2 hours in refrigerator
- before rolling. Makes one 10 inch shell.
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