Apple-Ginger Tart with Cider-Bourbon Sauce

Apple-Ginger Tart with Cider-Bourbon Sauce
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Pretty apple slices are fanned pinwheel-style in a refrigerated crust, baked, then served with a spirited bourbon sauce.

Prep Time:
25 Min
Total Time:
1 Hr 45 Min
Makes:
8 servings
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INGREDIENTS
Crust
1Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crust (from 15-oz box), softened as directed on box
Filling
1/2cup packed brown sugar
2tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger
2tablespoons cornstarch
1teaspoon ground cinnamon
4medium cooking apples, peeled, thinly sliced (about 4 cups)
Sauce
1 1/4cups apple cider
2tablespoons butter or margarine
2tablespoons packed brown sugar
1tablespoon cornstarch
2tablespoons bourbon or water, if desired
DIRECTIONS
1.Heat oven to 450°F. Place cookie sheet in oven while oven preheats. Place pie crust in 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom as directed on box for One-Crust Filled Pie. Bake on preheated cookie sheet 7 minutes.
2.Meanwhile, in large bowl, mix 1/2 cup brown sugar, the ginger, cornstarch and cinnamon until blended. Add apples; toss until evenly coated.
3.In crust-lined plate, arrange apples in concentric circles, overlapping slices and using all of apples, beginning at outside edge and working toward center.
4.Cover top of tart with foil; place on preheated cookie sheet. Bake 40 minutes. Remove foil; bake 8 to 10 minutes longer or until apples are tender and crust is golden brown. Place tart pan on cooling rack; cool 30 minutes while making sauce.
5.Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat cider to boiling over high heat. Boil 4 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until reduced to 1 cup. Stir in butter and 2 tablespoons brown sugar; continue boiling 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. In small bowl, stir cornstarch into bourbon until dissolved. Stir bourbon mixture into sauce; boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
6.To serve, cut tart into wedges; serve with warm sauce.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Heat oven to 425°F. Cut apples into very thin slices. In step 4, bake covered on cookie sheet 45 minutes. Remove foil; bake 8 to 10 minutes longer.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft):

Heat oven to 425°F. Cut apples into very thin slices. In step 4, bake covered on cookie sheet 45 minutes. Remove foil; bake 8 to 10 minutes longer.