Heirloom Apple Tart

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Brown sugar 1/2 c Plus 2 tablespoons sugar 4 tb Armagnac 4 Heirloom apples, peeled, Cored, and quartered 1/4 c Golden raisins 1 tb Butter Salt and white pepper 3 c Milk 5 Eggs 1 1/4 c Plus 2 tablespoons flour 4 1/2 ts Vanilla 2 c Sweetened whipped cream […]

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Pear And Cranberry Tart

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Syrup, corn 1/3 c Sugar 1 tb Cornstarch 1 1/2 c Cranberries 2 Pears 3/4 c Flour 1/2 c Sugar 1/3 c Butter 1 c Oats 1 Eggs Preheat oven to 400. Peel and slice pears. Grease 9″ baking pan. Combine corn syrup, sugar, and cornstarch in saucepan. Stir in […]

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Salmon Tartare In A Martini Glass

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 lb Salmon, cut into 1/4-inch Dice 2 tb Dijon mustard 2 tb Pureed canned chipotles 1/4 c Capers, drained 1/4 c Scallions 3 tb Olive oil 3 tb Finely chopped cilantro 1/4 c Tequila 8 Fried tarro chips (store Bought in bag) Cilantro leaves Combine all ingredients except tequila and chips […]

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Pear And Chocolate Tart

Ingredients & Directions 2 c All purpose flour 1 1/2 Stick of butter, unsalted, -cut into 1 inch slices 1 Egg 1 pn Of salt 1/2 Egg shell of water Pastry: Process butter and flour until crumbly. Add egg and water, process until a ball forms, remove from processor, wrap in cling film, refrigerate 20 […]

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Tartar Sauce

Ingredients & Directions 1 Scallion (green onion) Trimmed of 2 inches of green 1 sm (2 ounces) sour dill pickle 1/4 c (packed) washed parsley Leaves 2 c Mayonnaise, low fat or Regular 1 ts Strong mustard like Creole Or Dijon Salt and 1/8 teaspoon Cayenne pepper In a food processor or blender mince the […]

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Pear And Anise Skillet Tart

Ingredients & Directions 1 c All purpose flour 1/4 c Plus 3 T sugar, divided 2 ts Grated lemon rind, divided 1/2 ts Anise seeds, crushed 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 c Margarine, cut int 4 pcs & Chilled 2 tb Plus 1 t ice water 6 Med. size ripe pears (appr. 2 3/4 lbs) […]

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Pear Tarts With Caramel Sauce

Ingredients & Directions Almond Cream- 1/4 c Unsalted butter, softened 1/3 c Super fine sugar 2 lg Egg yolks 1/4 ts Amaretto or almond extract 1 c Ground almonds (see note) 1 tb Allpurpose flour Caramel Sauce: 1/2 c Brown sugar, packed 4 tb Unsalted butter 2 tb Heavy cream Tarts: 1 lb Puff pastry […]

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Pear Almond Custard Tart

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1 Egg 1 tb Water 1 tb Sugar 1 ts Vanilla extract 7 tb Butter 6 Pears, peeled, halved and -cored 3 Eggs 1/4 c Sugar 1/4 c Fine-ground almonds (or -store-bought almond paste) 1 ts Vanilla extract 2/3 c Heavy cream or sour cream Method: Heat […]

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El Rey Chocolate Banana Tart

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1 c Confectioners sugar 1/2 c Almond flour 12 tb Cold unsalted butter, cut Into small pieces 2 Eggs Banana filling: 4 Ripe bananas, sliced 4 tb Unsalted butter, cut into sm Pieces 1/2 c Dark brown sugar Chocolate Tart Mixture: 3 oz El Rey Chocolates Bucare […]

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Peanut Butter Cup Tarts

Ingredients & Directions 36 Reese’s peanut butter cups 1 lb Refrigerated cookie dough * – (Either fudge, sugar, or peanut butter dough) Refrigerate candies so paper will peel off easily. Unwrap each. Follow slicing instructions on cookie wrapper and quarter each slice. Place each piece in a greased miniature muffin cup. Place in preheated 350 […]

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