Rustic Apple-Cranberry Tart |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Ingredients:
2 (12-ounce) packages stouffer's escalloped apples |
1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries |
6 tablespoons brandy |
2 tablespoons water |
1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar |
1/3 cup plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided |
1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar |
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened |
1/3 cup chopped walnuts |
1 (15-ounce) package refrigerated piecrusts |
Directions:
1. Thaw escalloped apples in microwave at MEDIUM (50% power) 6 to 7 minutes.
2. Microwave cranberries, brandy, and 2 tablespoons water in a large glass bowl at HIGH 2 1/2 minutes; stir in escalloped apples. Add 1/4 cup brown sugar and 3 tablespoons flour, stirring to blend. Set aside.
3. Combine remaining 1/3 cup flour and 1/3 cup brown sugar in a bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender until crumbly. Stir in walnuts.
4. Unfold piecrusts; stack on a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 15-inch circle. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Spoon apple mixture in center of pastry, leaving a 3-inch border. Sprinkle with walnut mixture. Lift pastry edges, and pull over apple mixture, leaving a 9-inch circle of fruit showing in center. Press folds gently to secure.
5. Bake at 400° on lower oven rack for 30 minutes.
6. *6 tablespoons apple juice concentrate may be substituted.
7. NOTE: For testing purposes only, we used Ocean Spray Craisins Sweetened Dried Cranberries.
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