Dutch Mini Apple Tart Recipes

APPELTAART (DUTCH APPLE TART)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch cake pan.
• Combine flour, butter, 1 1/2 egg, 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a large bowl. Knead by hand to form a smooth, consistent dough.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Roll out 3/4 of the dough into a 10-inch circle; press over the bottom and sides of the prepared cake pan.
• Mix apples, sultanas, 1/4 cup white sugar, and 1 tablespoon cinnamon together in a bowl. Spread over the dough in the cake pan.
• Roll out remaining dough into a circle; cut into strips about 1/3-inch wide. Form an X in the center of the tart with the 2 longest strips. Create a lattice by weaving vertical and horizontal strips in an over-and-under pattern, using the shortest strips for the edges. Press ends of the strips firmly to the edge of the tart; trim excess dough with a knife.
• Brush remaining beaten egg over the dough.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pastry is light brown, 60 to 65 minutes.

MINI DUTCH APPLE PIES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick spray.
• Unroll the pie dough and use a 4-inch (10 cm) round cutter to cut out 12 circles.
• Place each dough circle in a cup of the prepared muffin tin, pressing firmly against the sides to keep in place. Chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
• Make the filling: In a large bowl, mix together the apples, cinnamon, sugar, cornstarch, and melted butter.
• Scoop ⅓ cup of filling into each crust cup.
• Bake until the edges of the crust begin to crisp and the apples begin to soften, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the crumble topping: In a medium bowl, mix together the cookie crumbs, brown sugar, nutmeg, and melted butter.
• Remove the mini pies from the oven and top each with about 1 tablespoon of the crumble topping, covering completely.
• Return to the oven and bake until crumble is golden brown, about 5 minutes. Let cool for about 10 minutes before serving.
• Enjoy!

DUTCH APPLE PIE

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix 1 cup flour and the salt. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost leaves side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoons more water can be added if necessary). Gather pastry into a ball. Shape into flattened round on lightly floured surface. Wrap flattened round of pastry in plastic wrap, and refrigerate about 45 minutes or until dough is firm and cold, yet pliable. This allows the shortening to become slightly firm, which helps make the baked pastry more flaky. If refrigerated longer, let pastry soften slightly before rolling.
• Heat oven to 400°F. On surface sprinkled with flour, using floured rolling pin, roll pastry dough into circle 2 inches larger than 9-inch pie plate. Fold pastry into fourths; place in pie plate. Unfold and ease into plate, pressing firmly against bottom and side and being careful not to stretch pastry, which will cause it to shrink when baked. Trim overhanging edge of pastry 1 inch from rim of pie plate. Fold and roll pastry under, even with plate; flute as desired.
• In large bowl, toss Filling ingredients. Pour into pie plate, mounding apples toward center.
• In medium bowl, use pastry blender or fingers to mix butter, 1 cup flour and the brown sugar until a crumb forms. Sprinkle evenly over top of pie. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon granulated sugar on top.
• Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until pie crust and crumb topping are deep golden brown and filling begins to bubble. Transfer to cooling rack to cool.

DUTCH APPLE PIE (OMA'S APPELTAART)

Steps:

• For the dough:.
• Sieve the flour, brown sugar, vanilla and the salt into a bowl.
• Cut the butter or margarine into small cubes and add these to the flour mixture.
• Beat the egg and add 3/4 of it to the flour mixture (you will need the rest for the top).
• Using two knives, mix the butter/margarine and the flour mixture.
• Using one hand, kneed it to form the dough - you should be able to form it into a ball (this may take quite long).
• Put the ball of dough in the fridge for about an hour, in the meantime, make the filling.
• For the filling:.
• Peel the apples and cut them in cubes (allow the sizes to vary--it'll taste better).
• In a (large) bowl, combine apple, raisins, (granulated) sugar, cinnamon, the lemon juice and half of the semolina.
• Mix well and allow the flavors to blend, stirring occasionally.
• Then:.
• Butter a 9-inch round springform cake pan, or spray it with a non-stick spray.
• Line the pan (bottom and sides) with about 3/4 of the dough - as long as the pan is covered, the layer need not be very thick.
• Cover the bottom with the remaining semolina.
• Add the filling, but try to leave the juices out.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out the remaining dough until it's less than 1/4 inch (1/2 cm) thick.
• Cut the dough into strips and layer them over the apple pie to form a raster, covering no more than one third of the surface--you should be able to see quite a bit of the apple pieces (see picture).
• If necessary, use (some of) the remaining dough to make the edges a bit higher.
• Use the remaining egg to coat the dough strips.
• Bake the pie at 175°C / 340°F, just below the middle of your oven, for about 75 minutes.
• If you have any dough left, roll it out, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon (or left-over apple mixture) and bake it on baking paper for a few minutes.
• Remove the springform only *after* the pie has cooled.
• Serve warm (reheat in oven or microwave) or cold, with whipped or ice cream, or freeze.

DUTCH APPLE PIE TARTLETS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine apples and lemon curd. Spoon into tart shells., In another bowl, combine the flour, sugar and cinnamon; cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Spoon over apple mixture. Place on an ungreased baking sheet., Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks for 5 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Serve warm or at room temperature. Refrigerate leftovers.

DUTCH APPLE TART

Steps:

• Combine flour, butter, 1/2 cup sugar and lemon zest, using pastry cutter. Dough will be very soft.
• Roll to fit a 9-inch round cake pan, but large enough to trip for top strips.
• Combine sliced apples, raisins (if using), cinnamon and jam, and fill the pastry.
• Roll out dough trimmings and cut strips for top of tart.
• Brush crust and strips with beaten egg.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

MINI DUTCH APPLE PIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Using a cupcake tin, place aluminum foil strips into each cupcake cup so that the ends are sticking out (this will help for pulling pies out of pan). Spray with baking spray.
• Roll out cold pie dough. Using '1 cup' size measuring cup, cut out 24 circles.
• Press dough circles into cup.
• In a large bowl mix diced apples and juice of 1/2 lemon. Add sugars, flour, spices, and apple butter.
• In another bowl, with a pastry blender if a fork, mix flour, both sugars and butter until coarsely crumbled.
• Fill each pie dough with apples to top. Sprinkle topping evenly over apples.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes or until. Let cool completely before serving for pie to set.

LITTLE DUTCH TARTS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees F.
• For Pastry Crust.
• Whisk together the flour and salt.
• Cut butter into pats and add to flour mixture.
• Using a pastry blender or your fingers, cut the butter into the flour mixture until the mixture is mealy with pea-sized lumps.
• Add the ice water and knead the dough slightly to bring it together and form a ball.
• Chill dough for 30 minutes.
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• For Filling.
• Combine the almond paste and sugar (it will be very stiff so you will have to mix it with your fingers); add the egg and mix until well-combined.
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• To Make Tarts.
• Pull off enough dough to make a 1/2 to 3/4-inch ball.
• Place ball of dough into cup of non-stick or lightly greased muffin/tart pan (with 1 to 1 1/2-inch sized cups).
• Using a tart shaper (dipped in flour to prevent sticking) press into center of ball, flattening the bottom and forcing dough up sides of muffin cup. If you don't have a tart shaper use your thumb or other rounded tool instead.
• Be careful not to make dough too thin on bottom. Fill in any accidental thin spots with small pieces of dough pressed into place.
• Repeat for remaining muffin cups.
• Return any remaining dough to refrigerator until ready to make next batch to keep it from getting to soft.
• Place almond filling in pastry bag or plastic bag with a hole cut in one corner and pipe filling into pastry cups, filling them up about 3/4 of the way full (filling with puff up some during baking).
• Bake 15-20 minutes, or until crust is lightly browned.
• Let cool in pan before removing tarts.
• If desired, spinkle tops with powdered sugar after cool.