Fruit Tart Recipes

Fruit Tart #1

1Pie shell (make your own,
-or buy the frozen,
-uncooked kind)
1/2 cWater
1 cSugar
2 1/2 tCornstarch
10 cFruit, sliced
Cinnamon or nutmeg,
-ground (to taste)

Mash about 2 C of the fruit in a saucepan with the water, sugar, and cornstarch.
Add another sprinkle of nutmeg or cinnamon.
Boil until the liquid becomes clear (about two minutes).

Place the remaining fruit in the pie shell, and a sprinkle of the nutmeg or cinnamon.
Pour the hot mixture over the fruit, and let cool for at least two hours.

Serve with whipped cream or ice cream as desired.




Fruit Tarts #2

-----cheese tart shells-----
1/2 cVegetable shortening
5 oz American cheese spread; 1
-jar
1 1/2 cUnbleached flour
-----filling-----
2Navel oranges; peel &
-section
8 1/4 oz Pineapple; crushed; 1 cn
1/4 cSugar
5 ts Cornstarch
1/8 ts Salt
1/2 cOrange juice
1 tb Lemon juice
3/4 cCheddar; sharp; shredded

Combine the shortening and cheese spread in a medium bowl.
Cut flour into
Gently press together.Pierce the bottoms and sides with a fork.
Bake 18 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven until lightly browned.
Cool in the pans on a rack and gently remove the shells when cold to the to

FILLING:

Cut each orange section into 3 pieces and set aside.
Drain the pineapple,

Pumpkin Pie Recipes

Pumpkin Pie #1

2 TButter, melted
1 3/4 cPumpkin (one
-standard can)
2Eggs
2 TFlour
1 cEvaporated milk
1/2 cSugar, dark brown
1/2 cWhite sugar
1 tGinger
1 tCinnamon
1/4 tMace
1/4 tCloves, ground
1/2 tSalt
1Pie shell (standard),
-uncooked

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
Beat the eggs until frothy.
Mix in the sugars and the flour.
Mix in the spices and the salt.
Mix in the pumpkin.
Mix in the melted butter.Finally, mix in the milk.

Pour the mix into the pie crust and bake at 450 degrees F. for 15 minutes.
Decrease heat to 375 degrees F. and bake for an additional 45 minutes.
Remove the pie from the oven and set it out to cool.




Pumpkin Pie #2

12Graham wafers crushed
4 ts Margarine, melted
1 pk Diet caramel instant pudding
Skim milk
1 cCanned pumpkin
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Cloves
1/2 ts Nutmeg
1/2 ts Ginger

Mix crushed wafers and margarine together in pie plate and press out to form crust.
Mix pudding as directed on box with the appropriate amount of skim milk.
Then mix in spices and pumpkin.
Spread over crumbs.
Let set a bit before serving.

Bourbon Pecan Pie Recipes

3 Servings

---THE CRUST--
1 1/4 cFlour;all purpose
1 ts Salt
4 tb Butter;sweet,cold&cut up
3 tb Shortening; cold
3 tb Water; ice

--THE FILLING--
3Eggs; beaten
1 cSugar
1/2 cLight corn syrup
1/2 cDark corn syrup
1/3 cButter; melted unsalted
2 tb Bourbon
1/2 ts Salt
1 cPecans; chopped

1. Crust - Place flour, sugar and salt in bowl of food processor. Pulse just to combine.Add butter and shortening. Pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. With machine running, slowly pour in water. Process just until mixture begins to come together. Gently press dough into a ball. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2. On a lighly floured surface, roll out dough to fit a 9 in. plate. Place dough in plate and trim, crimp edges.
3. Preheat oven 375 degrees.
4. FILLING Whisk together the eggs, sugar, corn syrups, butter, bourbon and salt. Place the pecans in the bottom of the pie plate. Pour the filling over the pecans. Bake until set, about 35-40 minutes.

Apricot Dessert Recipes

Apricot Creme Tart

8Leaves phyllo
1 cDried apricots
1/2 cHoney
2 cWater
1/2 ts Agar-agar powder
8 oz Tofu
1/2 ts Vanilla
2 tb Lemon juice
16 oz Can apricot halves
1/4 cApricot jam
1 oz Melted chocolate, optional

Preheat oven to 350F.Spray a 9" pie tin with non-stick spray.
Place in a leaf of phyllo pastry & spray it.
Fold edges inwards so they don't extend beyond the rim of the panRepeat the procedure till the pan is covered.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes till crispy brown.

Place dried apricots, honey & water in a saucepan & simmer gently till apricots are soft & liquid is a heavy syrup.
Dissolve agar-agar powder in 2 tb water & add to mixture, simmering for a couple of minutes.
Transfer to a processor.Add tofu, vanilla & lemon juice & process till smooth.
Pour into the crust.

Drain canned apricot halves & arrange on the pie.Melt jam & brush on top of tart.
If desired, melt chocolate & drizzle over the top in a zig zag fashion.
Chill 1 hour at least before serving.



Apricot-Cheese Pastries

2 1/2 cFlour
1/4 ts Salt
1 cUnsalted butter
1/2 cSugar
1 ts Vanilla
2 tb Milk
8 oz Cream cheese; softened
Apricot jam

Mix flour and salt.Cut in butter.Cream sugar, vanilla, milk and cream cheese.
Add flour mixture.Chill.Roll out 1/8 inch thick, cut into circles.
Place 1 teaspoon jam in center, cover with another circle.
Press edges together with a fork.
Place on greased cookie sheets and bake in a preheated 400 degree oven 10-12 minutes.Makes 24.

Apple Pie Recipes

Apple Pie - European Sour Cream

Crust:
2/3 cButter
1/4 cPure maple syrup
1/2 cCream cheese
1 Egg
1 tb Orange rind
1 ts Vanilla
2 1/4 cUnbleached flour
1/2 ts Baking powder

Filling:
2 lb Green apples

Topping:
1/2 cSour cream
1/4 cPure maple syrup
2 tb Lemon juice
1/4 ts Nutmeg

For the crust, blend together butter, maple syrup, cream cheese, egg, orange rind.
Roll to 1/3-inch thickness.Fit or pat the dough into 7-inch pie plate.
Sprinkle nutmeg on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.



Apple Pie - ItalianCrostata Di Mele)

Tart dough(use favorite recipe)
6 md Cooking apples; pared and sliced
2 tb Lemon juice
2 tb Sugar


Prepare Tart Dough. Heat oven to 375 deg. Toss together apples and lemon juice



Apple Pie a la Apricot

1/3 cSugar
2 tb Flour
1 cMilk
3 Egg yolks
1 tb Margarine
1/2 ts Vanilla
2 lb Tart cooking apples
1 tb Lemon juice
2 tb Margarine
2 tb Sugar
1 ds Nutmeg
3/4 cApricot preserves
1Egg yolk
1 tb Water


Prepare pastry and line one 9-inch pie plate. In small saucepan, combine su
Reduce heat and simmer until slightly thickened.In bowl, beat egg yolks s
Cook until almost tender, about 5 minutes.Remove from heat.Pour into pastry shell.
Bake in 375 degreeoven 40 min. or until golden.



Apple Pie Cake

1 pk Cake mix; yellow
3 Eggs
1/2 ts Lemon extract
1Jar apple pie; filling
Topping
1/4 cButter; or marg.
1/2 cSugar
1/2 cFlour
Cinnamon(optional)

Mix the Cake mix, eggs,lemon and Apple pie filling.Pour batter into a 13x9 greased pan.
Bake at 375 degrees for 22-28 minutes



Applescotch Pie

5 cApples (tart); (note below) and thinly sliced
1 cBrown sugar; firmly packed
1/4 cWater
1 tb Lemon juice
1/4 cAll-purpose flour
2 tb Granulated sugar
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Vanilla
3 tb Butter or margarine
2Pie crust shells (9");
-unbaked

Mix together the apples, brown sugar water and lemon juice in a 2-quart sauce pan.
Mix together the flour, granulated sugar and salt; stir into apple mixture
Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in the vanilla and butter or margarine

Preheat oven to 425-degrees. Prepare pastry (or use store-bought). Turn
apple mixture into pastry-lined pie plate.

Amish Peanut Butter Cream Pie

3/4 cPowdered sugar
1/2 cSmooth peanut butter
1 cSugar; divided
3 cMilk; divided
3Eggs; separated
6 tb Cornstarch; divided
3 tb Flour
1/4 ts Salt
2 tb Butter
2 ts Vanilla; divided
1Pie shell; baked
1/4 ts Cream of tartar

Beat together the powdered sugar and peanut butter until the mixture is crumbly; set aside. In a large, heavy saucepan, combine 2/3 c sugar and 2 cup milk; heat to scalding or until bubbles start to form on the bottom. Do not let it boil.

Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, beat the egg yolks to mix; blend in 3 T cornstarch, flour and salt. Stir to make a paste. Whisk in the remaining 1 cup cold milk, whisking until the mixture is smooth. Pour in some of the hot milk mixture, stirring to combine.

Add mixture in bowl to the milk in the saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture bubbles up in the center. Add the butter and 1 t vanilla. Remove from heat and let custard cool. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sprinkle 2/3 of the crumbly peanut butter mixture in the bottom of the baked (and cooled) pastry shell. Pour the cooled custard mixture over the top.

In a large mixer bowl, place the egg whites, cream of tartar and remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until stiff peaks form. Gradually, while beating, add the 4 tablespoons remaining sugar and 3 T remaining cornstarch. Continue beating until whites are very think and glossy. Spread on top of pie; sprinkle the remaining peanut butter mixture on top.

Bake for 10 to 15 minutes; watching carefully, or until the meringue is golden brown. Cool.

Baked Apples Recipes

4 md Green apples
-(crispy, tart;
-Granny Smiths are good)
Cinnamon stick (3-inch),
-broken and ground
-OR use 1 1/4 t powdered
14 Allspice berries, ground
-OR about 1/2 t allspice
1/8 t Nutmeg, grated
1/2 c Brown sugar
3 T Butter (grate if cold)
Lemon juice (from
-1/2 medium lemon)
3/4 c Golden raisins
1/4 c Prunes, dried, pitted
3/4 c Walnuts, chopped
-(or other nuts)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Butter a deep baking dish that has a lid.
Core the apples but do not peel them. Arrange them in the dish. Cut apples
to fit, if necessary.

Combine all remaining ingredients in bowl. Mix well (this is where grating
the butter comes in handy). Stuff this mixture into the holes and spaces
in and between the apples.

Bake covered at 400 degrees F. for about 30 minutes. Serve hot with
vanilla ice cream (spoon extra sauce over ice cream).

NOTES:

* A quick substitute for apple pie.

* Grind the cinnamon stick and allspice berries with a coffee grinder;
makes interesting coffee afterwards. Alternative: Use about 1 1/4 t
powdered cinnamon and 1/2 t allspice.