Best Apple Raisin Tart Recipes

APPLE RAISIN TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Crust: Combine the butter, flour and salt in the food processor. Pulse until the mixture looks like grated Parmesan. Drizzle in half of the ice water and pulse until the mixture forms a rough ball, adding the remaining water if needed. Remove the dough from the food processor, form it into a disk, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Filling: Cook's Note: Enough for 2 tarts. It's easier to make a larger quantity and it will last in the refrigerator for months.)
• In a small saucepan melt the butter and cook it until it starts to brown and begins to smell like hazelnuts. Transfer the butter to the bowl of a stand mixer equipped with a paddle, then add the sugar and beat together on a medium speed. Gradually add the flour. Once the flour is incorporated, add the eggs, 1 at a time. Beat in the vanilla bean seeds.
• Apples: In a large saute pan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the apples and sugar and cook until they start to soften, about 6 to 7 minutes. Pull the pan off the burner and add the brandy. Return to the fire and flambe, if desired, or just let the alcohol burn off. Toss in the raisins and reserve.
• Assembly: Remove the dough from the refrigerator 15 minutes before ready to use, this will allow the dough to soften and come to room temperature.
• Dust a clean work surface with flour. Roll the dough out to about 1/8-inch thickness and lay it into a 9-inch tart pan with lots of overhang on the sides. Schmear half of the filling into the bottom of the tart pan and top with the apple mixture. Fold the dough overhang over the top of the apples. Brush the dough with the egg wash. Refrigerate the other half of the filling for another use.
• Bake the tart in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown and slightly crispy, about 35 to 40 minutes. Remove the tart from the oven, cut into wedges and serve.

APPLE RAISIN TART

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add butter and sugar. Cook til butter melts and sugar turns a light caramel color.
• 2. Add apples, raisins, and cinnamon to skillet and cook over low heat til apple turn a light golden brown.
• 3. Remove from heat, add jam and stir til mixture is smooth. Set aside to cool. You can prepare and refrigerate fruit and jam mixture a day in advance.
• 4. Working a well floured surface, roll out dough to a thickness of about 1/8 inch.
• 5. Carefully put sheet of dough into tart pan, using your fingers to gently press dough into bottom and up sides. Trim excess edges of dough. roll into ball cover with plastic wrap, and freeze for future use.
• 6. Put the apple and jam mixture on top of dough. The fruit doesn't need to be neatly arranged. Bake for 35 minutes Shortly before the end of baking process, heat apricot glaze and water in small pan over medium heat til mixture is smooth.
• 7. Transfer baked tart to wire rack and immediately pour on glaze evenly. Let cool for 30 minutes and serve, or store in sealed container at room temperature for two days.
• 8. Perfect Pie Dough: 2 sticks very cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes (8 oz) 1/4 cup powdered sugar 1 egg 1 T. cold water 1/2 t. salt 2 1/2 cups flour Put butter and powdered sugar in food processor fitted with metal blade. On pulse setting, mix for two minutes. Add egg, water, and salt and pulse for another two minutes, until mixture is smooth. Add flour gradually. Pulse for another minute, until mixture forms dough. Remove ball of dough from food processor, cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour before use. Well wrapped, this dough can be stored in freezer for up to two months and thawed in refrigerator.
• 9. Apricot Glaze 1 cup water 2 Tbsp. sugar One 16 can apricots, including the syrup 3 golden delicious apples, coarsely chopped, with skin and core 1 Tbsp. powdered pectin Put water, sugar, apricots and apples in large pan over high heat and bring to a boil. Lower heat and stir in powdered pectin. Cook over low heat for about 30 minutes. Press glaze through a strainer and let stand til it reaches room temperature. The glaze can be kept in sealed container in refrigerator for up to 6 months. Makes 5 cups The glaze, known in French as "napage", is very easy to make. It brightens the appearance of baked goods, giving them a fresh look, as if they were just taken out of the oven.