Follow just four steps to make a bakery-fancy dessert -- it's simply delicious!
Bake-Off® Contest 44, 2010
Angelika Harder
Eagle River, Alaska
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1
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Pillsbury™ refrigerated pie crust, softened as directed on box
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1 1/2
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cups natural sliced almonds
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1/2
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cup sugar
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1
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egg
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1
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tablespoon whipping cream
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1/2
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cup apricot preserves
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1
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tablespoon lemon juice
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1/2
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to 1 teaspoon ground ginger
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1
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tablespoon cornstarch
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2
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tablespoons unsalted or salted butter, melted
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2
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teaspoons sugar
Steps
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1
Heat oven to 400°F. Unroll pie crust; place in ungreased 9- or 10-inch glass pie plate, pressing on bottom and up side (crust will extend over edge of plate).
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2
In food processor or blender, place almonds and 1/2 cup sugar. Cover; process with on-and-off pulses until almonds are very finely chopped. Add egg and cream. Cover; process until thick paste forms. Spread in bottom of pie crust. Wipe out processor.
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3
In food processor, place preserves, lemon juice, ginger and cornstarch. Cover; process with on-and-off pulses until smooth. Spread evenly over almond mixture.
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4
Fold edge of crust over filling, pleating crust as necessary. Brush butter on crust; sprinkle with 2 teaspoons sugar. Bake 20 to 30 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Cool 30 minutes. Serve warm or cool.
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1
Heat oven to 400°F. Unroll pie crust; place in ungreased 9- or 10-inch glass pie plate, pressing on bottom and up side (crust will extend over edge of plate).
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2
In food processor or blender, place almonds and 1/2 cup sugar. Cover; process with on-and-off pulses until almonds are very finely chopped. Add egg and cream. Cover; process until thick paste forms. Spread in bottom of pie crust. Wipe out processor.
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3
In food processor, place preserves, lemon juice, ginger and cornstarch. Cover; process with on-and-off pulses until smooth. Spread evenly over almond mixture.
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4
Fold edge of crust over filling, pleating crust as necessary. Brush butter on crust; sprinkle with 2 teaspoons sugar. Bake 20 to 30 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Cool 30 minutes. Serve warm or cool.
NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 360
- Calories from Fat
- 170
% Daily Value
- Total Fat
- 19g
- 28%
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- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 27%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 35mg
- 11%
- Sodium
- 160mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 44g
- 15%
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- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 9%
- Sugars
- 24g
- Protein
- 4g
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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