Apple Pizza Tart with Mulled Cider Glaze
Keys: Desserts Pizza Warm
Yield: 6
Ingredients:
1/2 lb puff pastry, store bought
all-purpose flour
3 x Granny Smith apples - (to 4)
Juice and rinds of 2 lemons
2 tbl sugar
----------------- GLAZE ----------------
1 cup apple cider
1 x cinnamon stick
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
ice cream or creme fraiche (optional)
Method:
Thaw pastry in wrapper according to package instructions. Refrigerate
until ready to use.
Heat oven to 450 degrees. On a floured surface, roll out pastry in one
direction to a 14-inch square. Prevent rolling pin from sticking by
lightly sprinkling pastry with flour, brush away excess; rotate dough a
quarter turn after each pass. Using a 12-inch tart pan as a guide, trim
pastry to form a circle. Fold it in half, transfer to a parchment-lined
14- by 16-inch baking sheet, unfold, and chill at least 15 minutes.
Peel the apples, and place them in a large nonreactive bowl with lemon
juice and rinds to prevent discoloration. Add just enough water to
cover. Cut each apple into quarters, and remove core; slice thinly (no
more than 1/8-inch thick) with a sharp knife. Remove pastry from
refrigerator, and, working quickly, arrange apple slices in neat,
concentric circles to about 1/2 inch from edge of pastry. Sprinkle with
2 tablespoons sugar, and bake for 15 minutes; rotate baking sheet after
7 minutes for even baking.
While tart bakes, prepare mulled cider glaze by combining cider,
cinnamon, sugar and vanilla in a saute pan. Cook over medium heat 12 to
15 minutes, stirring frequently, until mixture thickens and reduces to a
syrup a quarter to a third of its original volume. Keep warm until
brushed onto tart.
Reduce heat to 375 degrees. Remove tart; place an inverted 12 inch tart
ring around it to keep edges from burning. Brush lightly with glaze
(reserve a quarter of still-warm glaze for serving); return tart to oven
10 to 15 minutes, or until apples begin to caramelize.
Remove tart from oven; carefully brush with remaining glaze. Cool 15
minutes; slice into wedges with a pizza wheel. Serve with ice cream or a
dollop of creme fraiche.
~Angelique~
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