Starstruck Raspberry Almond Pie Recipes

RASPBERRY-ALMOND PIE

Steps:

• Place an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F. Liberally butter the tart pan.
• For the crust: Pulse the all-purpose flour, almond flour and salt in a food processor. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture forms a coarse meal. With the food processor running, gradually add the iced water until the mixture forms a ball. Add extra water 1 teaspoon at a time, if the mixture is too thick. Form the dough into an 8-by-3-inch rectangle and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Roll the dough into a 14-by-10-inch rectangle on a lightly floured surface. Place the dough in the tart pan and trim any excess dough from the top of the pan. Reserve the excess dough. Prick the dough all over, using the tines of a fork. Bake until the crust is light golden, about 15 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes.
• For the filling: Combine the butter, almond paste, eggs, flour, agave and almond extract in a food processor. Blend until smooth. Spread the filling evenly over the cooled crust, using a spatula.
• In a medium bowl, toss the raspberries and agave together until coated. Gently press the raspberries into the filling in a single layer.
• On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the excess dough into an 8-inch circle, about 1/8-to-1/4-inch thick. Cut out pieces of dough using a cookie cutter and place randomly on top of the raspberries. Brush with the beaten egg. Bake until the filling is slightly puffed and the pastry is golden, about 25 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack, about 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
• Cut into slices and serve.

STARSTRUCK RASPBERRY-ALMOND PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Place 1 pie crust in 9-inch glass pie plate; flutes edges. On lightly floured surface, roll second pie crust to 13-inch round. With 1 1/2-inch star cookie cutter, cut out 45 stars; set aside.
• Place almonds in food processor. Cover; process until finely chopped. Add butter, 1/4 cup granulated sugar and the flour; process until blended. Add 1 egg and the almond extract; process until blended. Spread mixture evenly in pastry-lined plate.
• In large bowl, mix 1 cup granulated sugar, the cornstarch and orange peel. Add raspberries; toss gently. Spoon berry mixture evenly over almond layer. In small bowl, beat 1 egg and the whipping cream. Arrange stars in circular pattern on top of filling (with tips touching), covering entire surface. Brush rim and stars with egg mixture; sprinkle with coarse sugar.
• Place cookie sheet on rack below pie in case of spillover. Bake 10 minutes. Cover crust edge with pie shield ring or strips of foil to prevent excessive browning. Bake 40 to 45 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown and juices are bubbly. (If crust becomes too brown, cover entire crust with foil.) Cool on cooling rack at least 3 hours before serving.

RASPBERRY-ALMOND PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat a baking sheet in a 450 degrees F oven. Roll out 1 pound pizza dough into a 12-inch round. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar. Bake on the hot baking sheet until golden, about 8 minutes. Brush with 1/4 cup raspberry jam, then bake 2 more minutes. Cool slightly. Beat 1/3 cup mascarpone or cream cheese with 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Spread over the pizza and top with raspberries, toasted almonds and confectioners' sugar.

ALMOND RASPBERRY STARS

Steps:

• Cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in extracts. Gradually beat flour into creamed mixture. Shape into a ball; refrigerate, covered, for 15 minutes. , Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. With floured cookie cutters, cut dough into equal numbers of 2-1/2-in. and 1-1/2-in. stars. Combine almonds, sugar and cinnamon. Brush small stars with egg white; immediately sprinkle with almond mixture. Leave large stars plain. , Place all stars 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets, using separate sheets for the small and the large stars. Bake just until tips begin to brown, about 10 minutes for small stars and 12 minutes for large. Cool completely on wire racks., To assemble, spread enough jam over large stars to cover centers. Top with small stars; press lightly (jam should show around edge of small stars). Let jam set before storing cookies in an airtight container.

RASPBERRY ALMOND COFFEECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray an 8 inch round cake pan with cooking spray.
• Combine raspberries and brown sugar in a bowl. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Combine sour cream, butter or margarine, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and egg, and add to flour mixture. Stir just until moist. Spoon 2/3 of the batter into the prepared pan. Spread raspberry mixture evenly over the batter. Spoon remaining batter over raspberry mixture. Top with almonds.
• Bake for 40 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack.
• Combine confectioners' sugar, milk, and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla. Stir well. Drizzle glaze over cake. Serve warm or at room temperature.

RASPBERRY ALMOND PIE

Steps:

• Spread jam in the pie crust.
• Cream the butter and sugar together.
• Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
• Stir in the almonds.
• Pour the batter over the jam.
• Bake in a 350 oven for 45 minutes or until delicately browned.

APPLE, ALMOND AND RASPBERRY PIE

Steps:

• To prepare pastry dough, combine flour, sugar, salt, and butter in bowl of a food processor; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Blend yolk and water in a small dish; add to processor. Pulse to combine mixture. Divide dough in half. Shape into disks. Wrap in plastic and chill for 1 hour (or overnight).
• Roll out half of dough into a 15-inch circle. Place in round, shallow glass 10-inch baking dish. Trim overhang to 1-1/2 inches. Roll remaining half of dough into 12-inch circle. Using a pastry wheel, cut into 1-inch strips. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with wax paper and refrigerate.
• To prepare filling, preheat oven to 450 degrees. Roll out almond paste between 2 pieces of wax paper to 9-inch circle. Remove paper. Place over pastry in baking dish.
• Combine sugar, flour and allspice in a large bowl. Add apple slices. Toss. Spoon half of apple mixture into pie shell. Sprinkle with half of the raspberries. Repeat with remaining apples and raspberries, scraping in any remaining sugar mixture and spreading fruit to make level.
• Place lattice strips on pie, spacing about 1-1/2 inches apart; trim off excess. Turn up overhang and crimp edge of crust. Place pie on baking sheet; brush pastry with milk. Tent with foil.
• Bake in oven for 15 minute, then reduce temperature to 375 degrees. Bake for 1 hour or until apple are tender, removing foil during last 10 minutes to brown crust, if needed. Cool slightly on wire rack, then serve warm.

RASPBERRY ALMOND TART

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and 1/3 cup sugar; cut in 1/2 cup butter until crumbly. Beat 1 egg; add to flour mixture, tossing with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened. Press dough evenly onto bottom and up the sides of a 9-in. tart pan with removable bottom. Spread 1/4 cup of jam over dough. Cover with a plastic wrap and refrigerate., Meanwhile, cream remaining butter and sugar until light and fluffy; stir in almonds and extract. Add remaining eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition; spoon filling over jam. Place tart pan on a baking sheet., Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until set. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Carefully remove sides from pan. Spread remaining jam on top. Combine confectioners' sugar and lemon juice; drizzle over the top.

RASPBERRY ALMOND LATTICE TART

Steps:

• Make pastry dough:
• Pulse together flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor until combined. Add butter cubes and pulse until most of mixture resembles coarse meal with some small (roughly pea-size) butter lumps. Whisk together yolk and water in a small bowl, then drizzle into flour mixture and pulse until dough just forms a ball. Divide dough into 2 balls, one slightly larger than the other, then flatten into 1/2-inch-thick disks. Chill, each disk wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 1 hour.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F. Brush tart pan (including sides) with melted butter.
• Roll out slightly larger disk of dough (keeping remaining disk chilled) between 2 sheets of plastic wrap into a very thin 11-inch round. Remove top sheet of plastic wrap and invert dough into tart pan, pressing gently to fit. Roll over top edge of pan with rolling pin to trim edge, then remove plastic wrap and discard trimmings. Prick all over bottom of shell (but not sides) lightly with a fork, then chill in freezer 30 minutes.
• Line chilled shell with buttered foil (buttered side down) and fill with pie weights. Bake until edge is pale golden and pastry is set underneath weights, 20 to 25 minutes. Carefully remove weights and foil and bake shell until bottom is golden, 7 to 10 minutes more. Cool completely in pan on a rack, about 30 minutes.
• Make raspberry filling:
• Stir together raspberries, sugar, and flour in a 1- to 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan, then simmer over moderate heat, stirring, until liquid from berries is thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cool completely.
• Make almond mixture:
• Pulse almonds with flour and confectioners sugar in a food processor until finely ground. Add butter and almond extract and pulse until mixture forms clumps.
• Assemble and bake tart:
• Crumble almond mixture evenly over bottom of cooled pastry shell. Stir raspberry filling and spread evenly over almond mixture.
• Roll out remaining disk of dough between 2 sheets of plastic wrap into a 10-inch round (less than 1/8 inch thick) and transfer to a baking sheet. Remove top sheet of plastic wrap and cut dough with a pastry wheel or sharp knife into 12 (1/2-inch-wide) strips, then freeze strips on baking sheet 5 minutes. Lay 6 strips across raspberry filling (1 inch apart), discarding plastic wrap and pressing ends onto edge of crust. Arrange 6 more strips diagonally across first strips (1 inch apart) to form a lattice with diamond-shaped spaces. Repair any broken pieces of dough by carefully pressing them together. Trim edges of all strips flush with top edge of pan.
• Bake tart until lattice crust is golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in pan on rack 10 minutes, then remove side of pan and cool tart completely, about 3 hours.

RASPBERRY PIE I

Steps:

• Mix together raspberries, sugar, cornstarch, minute tapioca and water. Mix and let sit while you make your pie crust. (See double crust recipes on this site if you do not have a recipe).
• Put berries in bottom crust, and put 4 - 1 tablespoon pats of butter on top. Put on top crust and crimp edges. Make slits in the crust to allow the steam to escape.
• Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for 45 minutes.