Rustic Apple and Pear Tart
Use packaged puff pastry to speed the preparation of this fruit-filled dessert, an ideal dessert recipe to serve on chilly evenings.
Prep Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 20 mins
Servings:
12 servings
Ingredients
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7 cups apples and/or pears, peeled, if desired, cored, and cut into 1-inch wedges
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2 tablespoons lemon juice
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1/4 cup all-purpose flour
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1/4 cup packed brown sugar
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1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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1/2 of a 17-1/4-ounce package puff pastry (1 sheet)
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1 egg white, slightly beaten
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1 tablespoon butter or margarine
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Sweetened whipped cream or ice cream (optional)
Directions
1.
Combine apple and/or pear slices and lemon juice in mixing bowl. Combine flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Add to fruit mixture, toss to coat. Set aside.
2.
Roll out puff pastry into a 14-inch square. Gently ease rolled pastry into a 10- to 11-inch tart pan, lightly pressing pastry to sides of tart pan and leaving remaining pastry hanging over edge of pan. Brush bottom with beaten egg white. Transfer fruit into pastry-lined tart pan. Dot with butter or margarine. Fold edges of pastry over toward center to partially cover fruit.
3.
Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 50 to 55 minutes or until pastry is golden brown and apples are tender. Serve warm with sweetened whipped cream or ice cream, if desired. Makes 12 servings.
Nutrition information
Calories 169, Total Fat 8 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 3 mg, Sodium 93 mg, Carbohydrate 25 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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