Thursday, August 2, 2012

Apple almond tart

The combination of warm apples and almonds is one of my favorites so I was very hesitant to make this dessert because I knew that things could get ugly very quickly :-) but I was a good girl and didn't eat it all at once lol
This tart keeps very well in the fridge for 3 days, just heat it up and enjoy it for breakfast or as a snack...The whole family enjoyed this treat. I made two versions of it; one shaped as a turnover and one as an open faced tart. Both were great but I leaned towards the tart because you don't waste the puff pastry as you would when cutting out the round shapes for the turnovers.

I was able to only make four medium turnovers out of one puff pastry sheet so I chose to use the second sheet in its entirety for the open faced tart. Tip: If you prefer the turnovers, use the pastry sides by sprinkling them with Cinnamon and sugar and shaping them into twists. (The kids didn't give me a chance to take a picture of those lol)




Ingredients:

Almond paste (finely ground blanched almonds+sugar+cinnamon+enough butter to make it a firm paste)
Mascarpone cheese (Use half the amount of almond paste)
2 puff pastry sheet
Apples softened in a little butter, sugar and Cinnamon in a skillet.


Directions:

Mix the Mascarpone cheese with the almond paste (taste for sweetness). Keep your thawed puff pastry sheet in the fridge until the last minute so it's still cold and easy to handle when you work with it.

Unfold the sheet on a floured surface, poke the dough all over using a fork, spread the almonds mixture and top with an even layer of the softened apples.

Bake in a 400 degree oven until golden brown on the bottom.

Enjoy!






2 comments:

  1. Hi Karolina! It really is DELICIOUS try it and you'll get hooked :-)

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