Apricot And Ganache Tartlets Recipes

APRICOT AND GANACHE TARTLETS

Steps:

• Sift flour, cocoa, and 3/4 teaspoon salt into a medium bowl. Beat butter and sugar with a mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Reduce speed to low, and add flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with heavy cream, beginning and ending with flour. Shape dough into a rectangle, and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Roll out dough between 2 sheets of lightly floured parchment to a 1/16-inch thickness. Refrigerate until firm, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Working in batches, line twenty-four 3-inch barquette molds (1/2 inch deep) and twenty-four 2 1/4-inch round tartlet molds: Cut out dough 3/4 inch wider than each shape on all sides, fit inside mold, and trim excess by rolling a rolling pin over tops. Place a matching mold over dough in each tart shell and press down gently. Freeze until tart shells are firm, about 20 minutes.
• Bake tart shells on baking sheets for 15 minutes with top molds still in place. Remove top molds and bake until tart shells are cooked through, 7 to 10 minutes more. Let cool completely in molds set on wire racks. Remove tart shells from molds.
• Transfer jam to a disposable pastry bag and snip a 1/4-inch opening. Pipe about 1 teaspoon jam evenly into the bottom of each tart shell.
• Transfer ganache to another disposable pastry bag or a resealable plastic bag and snip a 1/4-inch opening. Fill each tart shell. Let stand until set, about 2 1/2 hours at room temperature or 1 hour in the refrigerator. (Refrigerating tarts will make ganache set faster but be less shiny.)

PEACH TARTLETS WITH APRICOT GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Cut each sheet of puff pastry into nine 3-inch squares. Dab a small amount of apricot preserves into the center of each square. Fan 3 slices of peach over the preserves, leaving a slim border of pastry exposed. Spoon a small amount of apricot preserves over the peach slices.
• Bake in the preheated oven, 1 baking sheet at a time, until puff pastry turns golden, about 10 minutes.
• Thin remaining apricot preserves with 2 teaspoons hot water in a small bowl to make a glaze.
• Spoon some of the glaze over each baked tartlet. Return to the oven and bake until tartlets are golden brown, about 2 minute more. Repeat with second baking sheet. Cool tartlets on a wire rack before serving, about 10 minutes.

APRICOT TARTS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat the butter, cream cheese and flour until blended. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. , For filling, in a small saucepan, bring apricots and water to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Drain. Add the pecans, sugar, marmalade, cinnamon and cloves; set aside., Shape dough into 24 balls. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of greased miniature muffin cups. Spoon filling into cups. , Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until browned. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , For topping, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spoon a dollop onto each tart. Store in the refrigerator.

APRICOT-ALMOND TARTLETS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour and confectioners' sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add egg yolk and water; stir until dough forms a ball. Roll into twenty-four 1-in. balls. Press onto the bottoms and up the sides of greased miniature muffin cups., In a small bowl, beat almond paste and butter until blended; beat in egg white and almond extract. Spoon into tart shells, about 2 teaspoons in each., Bake at 350° until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Top with apricot preserves.

APRICOT-RASPBERRY TARTLETS

Steps:

• Whisk together the apricot preserves and 3 tablespoons water in a small microwave-safe bowl; stir in the dried apricots. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap; cut a small slit in the center of the wrap with the tip of a paring knife to vent excess steam. Microwave on high for 2 minutes. Carefully remove the plastic wrap (be careful to avoid the hot steam) and let the apricots come to room temperature, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes.
• Put 1 teaspoon ricotta in each phyllo shell. Gently press 1 apricot into each shell, slightly to the side, and place 1 raspberry next to it. Drizzle a little of the sauce the apricots cooked in over the top. Repeat with the remaining ingredients and serve.

APRICOT ALMOND GALETTE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Roll out pie crust onto a baking sheet.
• Toss the quartered apricots with the white sugar in a bowl. Mix almond meal, confectioners' sugar, and egg together in another bowl to create a paste. Spread almond paste on the center of the pie crust, leaving 1/2 inch of bare crust all around the edge. Arrange the sugared apricots over the almond paste. Fold the 1/2-inch bare edge of the crust inward over the almond paste and apricots, leaving the center of the tart uncovered. Crimp the edge down with a fork as you go around the tart.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the crust is golden brown, about 40 minutes. Brush the melted apricot jam over the hot galette. Slice and serve.

CARAMELIZED APRICOT-ONION TARTLETS

Steps:

• Line a plate with paper towels. Place a large sauté pan over medium heat, and cook the bacon until slightly crisp, about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain; set aside. Reserve 2 tablespoons bacon grease in pan.
• Add onions and sugar to sauté pan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until caramelized and dark brown, about 40 minutes. Add brandy; stir with a wooden spoon.
• Add salt, black pepper, red-pepper flakes, apricots, and cooked bacon; stir to combine. Cook until all liquid has evaporated. Add 2 tablespoons thyme leaves. Remove pan from heat, and set onion mixture aside.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange the tartlet shells on a baking sheet. Cut cheese into 24 equal pieces, and place one slice on each tartlet shell. Top cheese in each shell with 1 tablespoon reserved onion mixture.
• Transfer baking sheet to oven, and cook until cheese has melted, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven; sprinkle with remaining tablespoon thyme leaves. Serve immediately.

GLAZED APRICOT TART WITH FRANGIPANE (MINI TARTS - TARTLETS)

Steps:

• To Prepare Crust:.
• In a medium bowl, combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup butter. Beat at medium speed with an electric mixture until smooth.
• Add one egg, beating until smooth. Gradually add 1/4 cup ground almonds and the flour, beating at low speed until just combined (dough will be sticky).
• Cover and chill dough for 1 hour. Roll chilled dough into 1-inch balls; press into bottom and two-thirds up sides of each cup of a miniature muffin pan, or 1 large tart tin.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• To Make Filling:.
• In a medium bowl, combine 3/4 cup sugar, melted butter, cream, 2 eggs, the vanilla, the almond extract, 1/2 cup ground almonds, and the lemon zest. Whisk to combine.
• Spoon filling mixture into each crust.
• Pit and slice apricots. Arrange apricot slices over the top of each tart.
• To make glaze, mix apricot jam with a little water, brush over tops of fruit.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Dust tops with icing sugar while still warm.

APRICOT ALMOND TARTLETS

Steps:

• To make dough, in the bowl of a food processor, pulse flour, granulated sugar, and orange zest together until just blended.
• Scatter butter over flour mixture and pulse until mixture has the consistency of cornmeal.
• While pulsing, pour egg white through feed tube.
• Process until dough forms a ball.
• Transfer to a lightly floured surface and, with the heel of your hand, press dough together until it is smooth and cohesive.
• Position rack in lower third of oven; preheat to 350° degrees F.
• Have a 12-well mini-tart plaque nearby.
• Use 1 level tablespoon of dough for each tartlet.
• Roll dough between your palms to form a smooth ball.
• With index finger, press center of dough ball into well, then press dough up the sides to distribute evenly.
• To make almond filling, in the bowl of a food processor, pulse almond paste, butter, confectioners' sugar, egg, egg yolk, vanilla and orange zest together until smooth.
• Spoon about 2 level tablespoons of filling into each shell.
• (I just use a heaping tablespoon) Then spoon about 1/2 teaspoon apricot preserves in the center of each filled tartlet.
• Bake until filling and edges of crusts are golden, 22-25 minutes.
• Transfer plaque to a wire rack and cool about 10 minutes, then remove tartlets and place on rack to cool completely.
• Repeat with remaining dough, filling and preserves.
• Before serving sprinkle tartlets with confectioners sugar.