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Best Butter Tarts

Best Butter Tarts

Aug 11, 2010

Whether runny or firm, with raisins or nuts, butter tarts are treats that never go out of style. Because any sugar filling that overflows the pastry hardens quickly and sticks to the pan, be sure to remove the tarts as directed. Or count on family members to hang around the kitchen waiting to eat the tarts that stick and break.

Pâté en Croûte

Pâté en Croûte

Dec 24, 2009

Rich duck and pork sealed in golden flaky pastry makes an over-the-moon creation. Serve small slices with Dijon mustard and pickles as an appetizer or as part of a buffet. Serve large slices with a crisp, lightly dressed green salad as a plated appetizer. While it may be a bit more involved than other pâtés, this dish is well worth the effort.

Chocolate Mousse Nests

Chocolate Mousse Nests

This adorable dessert is an elegant way to end your meal. You can find kataifi, a finely shredded pastry dough, in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern grocery stores, as well as many major grocery retailers—look for it next to the phyllo in the freezer section. To keep the nests crisp, fill them with mousse at the last minute. 

The Ultimate Peach Pie

The Ultimate Peach Pie

Fresh peaches at the market are a sure sign that summer is here. And there's no better way to celebrate than with our Ultimate Peach Pie. A hint of vanilla in the filling brings out the best in the peaches, and a sprinkling of cornmeal in the flaky pastry adds a satisfying crunch. Be sure to bake the pie on a baking sheet to catch any juices that spill over.

Bola with Ham

Bola with Ham

The Douro region is well known for bola, an olive-oil-based pastry filled with onions and ham, meat or salt cod, and served as an hors d'oeuvre. Presunto, Portuguese cured ham, is most similar to Spain's serrano ham. If you can't find either, use a dry-cured or smoked ham. The dough is oily and soft but quite easy to handle.

Individual Brandied Apricot Galettes

Individual Brandied Apricot Galettes

Oct 18, 2012

These brandy-scented apricot treats are perfect for elegant entertaining, but they're also a nice alternative to a Danish pastry for a holiday brunch. You'll appreciate how easy they are to make almost as much as you'll enjoy eating them. If the dried apricots are especially moist, you may have brandy remaining in the bowl after microwaving. If so, strain it and reserve for another use (such as adding to your coffee!).

Glazed Pear Tart with Pecan Crust

Glazed Pear Tart with Pecan Crust

Aug 6, 2005

This is a memorable fall tart that calls for one essential ingredient: fully ripe and juicy pears, Bartlett being the most fragrant. Hard crisp pears will not soften enough to bake with the pastry. Since pears are harvested when they're still hard, you need to ripen them ahead for this dessert. Enclose them in a single layer in a paper bag and store at room temperature away from sunlight for 3 to 4 days, or uncovered on a tray, about 5 days.

Passover Chocolate Mousse Cake

Passover Chocolate Mousse Cake

Jul 14, 2005

The Four Seasons Hotel Toronto has a renowned kosher kitchen that caters everything from weddings and bar and bat mitzvahs to conventions and dinners for hundreds of guests. Executive pastry chef Sitram Sharma shares this layered chocolate cake made especially for Passover with potato flour. "Chocolate is the No. 1 dessert, a very popular item on the kosher menu," he says. Garnish with red currants, red or golden raspberries, quartered strawberries or cape gooseberries.

Bakewell Tart (almond-flavoured sponge with a layer of jam and pastry)

Bakewell Tart

Moist, almond-flavoured sponge with a tangy layer of jam and soft, buttery pastry makes this traditional tart a wonderful treat served warm or cold.

Some say the Bakewell tart (or pudding, to give it its original name) was created by accident when, in 1820, a cook poured egg mixture on top of jam, making a tart instead of a pudding. However, other sources say it hails from a 15th-century dish called "flathon," which was either a rich custard over a candied-fruit base, or made with ground almonds, sugar and spice. In its birthplace, Bakewell, you'll still find it sold under the name "pudding."

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