Blomidon Inn Apple Tart Recipes

AMARETTO APPLE TART

Steps:

• Prepare pastry: in medium bowl, mix flour and sugar.
• Cut in chilled butter until crumbly.
• Beat egg yolk and mix with vanilla.
• With fork, stir egg mxture lightly into flour mixture.
• Press dough together into a smooth ball, then flatten.
• Press pastry into bottom and up the sides of an 11 inch removable bottom tart pan.
• Peel apples and cut in halves lengthwise; remove cores.
• Cut each half in thin lengthwise slices, keeping slices together in apple shape.
• Arrange apples in prepared pastry shell, round sides up.
• After placing apple rounds in pastry shell, fan out slightly to cover most of pastry.
• In a medium bowl, beat eggs with amaretto, sugar and salt until well mixed.
• Blend in cream and pour evenly over apples.
• Sprinkle with almonds.
• Bake in preheated 450* oven for 15 minutes, reduce heat to 350* and bake until filling is set and apples are tender- 50 minutes to an hour.
• Remove and place on wire rack to cool.
• Stir preserves in small saucepan on low heat until melted and bubbly.
• Strain to remove any solid pieces of fruit and brush glaze over pastry tart.
• Remove pan sides and serve tart at room temperature.

APPLE TART COCKTAIL

Steps:

• In a pitcher filled with ice combine all ingredients, except apple and stir. Pour into martini glass. Garnish with apple.

BLOMIDON INN APPLE TART

Steps:

• Crust:.
• In bowl, stir together flour, sugar and baking powder.
• With pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter just until in coarse chunks and mixture is still dry.
• Drizzle with egg; toss until slightly moistened. (Mixture should not come together like dough.).
• Set aside 1 cup (250 mL) for topping; lightly press remainder evenly onto bottom and halfway up side of 10-inch (3 L) springform pan. Set aside.
• Filling:
• In bowl, toss together apples, sherry and lemon juice.
• Stir together sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves; sprinkle over apples and toss well. Scrape into pan, levelling top.
• Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake in centre of 350°F (180°C) oven until golden, about 1-1/2 hours.
• Let stand on rack until warm; run knife around edge to loosen.
• Let cool completely before removing side of pan.
• Serve with whipped cream and toasted sliced almonds.