Tart N Toffee Apple Pie Recipes

TOFFEE APPLE TART

Steps:

• Put the unopened tins of condensed milk in a high-sided pan, covered with water. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 3 hours with a lid on top. It's very important to remember to keep checking the pan, as you don't want it to boil dry - otherwise the tins will explode. It will give you the most amazing toffee. Put the tins to one side and allow to cool.
• To make the pastry, score the vanilla pod lengthways (if using), and scape out the seeds (keep the pod for making vanilla sugar).
• Cream the butter, icing sugar and a small pinch of sea salt together, then rub in the flour. Add the vanilla seeds, finely grate in the lemon zest and add the egg yolks - you can do all this by hand or in a food processor.
• When the mixture looks like coarse breadcrumbs, add the cold milk (or use water).
• Pat and gently work the mixture together until you have a ball of dough, then flour it lightly and roll into a large sausage shape - don't work the pastry too much otherwise it will become elastic and chewy, not flaky and short as you want it to be.
• Wrap the dough in clingfilm and place in the fridge to rest for at least 1 hour.
• Remove it from the fridge, slice it up and line a 28cm loose-bottomed tart tin. Push the slices together, then tidy up the sides by trimming off any excess. Place the tart mould into the freezer for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4, then take the pastry case out of the freezer and bake for 15 minutes, or until lightly golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly.
• Peel and quarter the apples and remove the cores, then finely slice and toss in the icing sugar.
• Spread the caramel from both tins over the pastry case. Place the apples on top and pour any remaining juices over.
• Bake at the bottom of the oven for 40 minutes, to give you a crisp base and bubbling toffee over the apples. Serve with yoghurt or vanilla ice cream. Beautiful!

TOFFEE APPLE CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Combine the wafer crumbs, butter and sugar; press onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. pie plate., In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, sour cream and extract until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Coarsely chop pie filling; cover and refrigerate 3/4 cup for topping. Stir the walnuts, toffee bits and remaining pie filling into cream cheese mixture. Pour into crust., Bake at 325° for 40-45 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight. Just before serving, top with reserved pie filling, walnuts and toffee bits.

TOFFEE APPLE TURNOVER PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheet with sides or 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking parchment paper or foil. In medium bowl, mix 1 cup flour and the salt. Using pastry blender (or pulling 2 tables knives through ingredients in opposite directions), cut in shortening until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost leaves side of bowl (if necessary, 1 to 2 teaspoons more water can be added).
• Gather pastry into a ball. On lightly floured surface, shape pastry into flattened round. Using rolling pin, roll into 12-inch round, about 1/8 inch thick. Place on cookie sheet.
• In medium bowl, toss apples and 1 tablespoon flour. Mound apple mixture on half of pastry to within 3/4 inch of edge. Sprinkle with toffee bits. Fold pastry in half over apple mixture. Fold 1/2 inch of sealed edge of pastry over; firmly press tines of fork around edge to seal. Brush top of turnover with egg. Cut 3 slits, 1 inch long, in top to vent steam. Sprinkle top with sugar.
• Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to serving plate. Cool 30 minutes before cutting.

TOFFEE APPLE PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Spoon into pie shell. For topping, combine the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon; cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add nuts and chopped candy bar. Sprinkle over pie., Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until topping is browned and apples are tender.

TOFFEE APPLE TURNOVER PUFF PIE

Steps:

• Chop the apples into small chunks. Heat the butter in a pan over a medium-high heat until sizzling, then scatter in most of the sugar, reserving about 1 tsp. Bubble until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is sticky. Tip in the apples and stir to coat. Season with a small pinch of sea salt flakes and cook for 5-6 mins until the apples have softened and started to caramelise and any juices they have released have evaporated. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool completely. Once cooled, will keep chilled for up to a day.
• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 with a baking tray inside on the middle shelf. Unravel the pastry on its baking parchment. Spoon the apple mixture over the right side of the pastry, leaving about a 1-2cm border around the edge, then brush the border all around the pastry with some of the beaten egg yolk. Fold the left side of the pastry over the apple filling to enclose it. Crimp or pinch the edge, or use a fork to seal. Use the back of a knife to score six triangles over the top of the pie, and make a few small slits in the centre of each. Brush all over with the rest of the egg yolk, then scatter with the reserved 1 tsp sugar.
• Carefully lift the pie, still on its parchment, onto the hot baking tray in the oven. Bake for 25-30 mins until puffed up and deeply golden. Leave to cool for 10 mins, then cut into wedges using the marked-out triangles as a guide.

TOFFEE APPLE TART RUSTICA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper, press out fold lines on crust and place on paper.
• In a large bowl, combine the apples, toffee bits, 2 tablespoons sugar, flour and mix well.
• Spoon apple mixture evenly onto crust to within 2 inches of the edge.
• Fold edge of crust over apples, pleating to fit; drizzle the cream over apples; brush edges of crust with water and sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake for 20 minutes, then reduce temperature to 350 degrees; continue to bake 5 to 10 minutes longer or until crust is deep golden brown and apples are tender.
• Remove from oven and immediately run spatula under crust to loosen and move to wire rack.
• Allow to cool slightly, cut into 8 equal servings and enjoy.

TART -N- TOFFEE APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Line pie plate with half of pastry, trim evenly around edges; set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt; add apples and toss to coat.
• Add toffee bits and stir lightly again; pour into crust.
• Dot with butter bits.
• Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie.
• Make decorative cut-outs; place top over filling; trim, seal and flute edges; top with cut-outs; brush with egg-water and sprinkle with sugar.
• Cover edges of crust loosely with strips of foil (prevents burning).
• Bake for 30 minutes; remove foil, bake 5-15 minutes longer (golden brown, filling is bubbly through the cut-outs).
• Cool on wire rack; store in fridge.
• Serving suggestions from The Dairy State: serve with thin slices of Cheddar cheese!
• Or whipping cream -- .