Almond Cream With Fruit Recipes

ALMOND CREAM FRUIT TARTELETTES

Steps:

• Follow the directions above for tartelette dough. After pressing in pans, set aside (do not bake.)
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. For the filling: Combine almond paste, sugar, yolk and zest and beat by machine until smooth. Beat in butter, scrape bowl and beaters and beat in egg. Continue beating until light. Stir in flour. Arrange 2 or 3 pieces of fruit in each raw dough lined pan. Pipe on almond filling to cover. Sprinkle the sliced almonds evenly over the filling. Bake for 25 minutes or until the dough is baked through and filling is set. Cool in pans, unmold and dust with confectioners' sugar.

PUFF-PASTRY FRUIT TART WITH ALMOND CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut 3/4-inch-wide strip off each side of pastry and reserve. Roll out pastry square on work surface to 9 1/2-inch square. Brush edges of square with egg glaze. Arrange 3/4-inch-wide strips atop edges, forming raised border. Brush border with glaze. Pierce center of pastry all over with fork. Bake until pastry is golden brown about 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, blend almond paste and cream in processor until almost smooth. Spoon almond filling into center of tart and spread evenly. Bake 5 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool.
• Melt jam with ginger in heavy small saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently. Arrange fruit decoratively atop tart. Brush jam glaze over fruit. Cut tart into squares and serve.