APPLE CRANBERRY TART

APPLE CRANBERRY TART image

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 12

One unbaked 9 inch tart shell
7 oz. almond paste
1 cup fresh cranberries
5 medium sliced apples preferably Macintosh (5 cups)
1/4 cup sugar
1 t cinnamon
1/2 cup uncooked oats
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
6 T unsalted butter (very cold or frozen}
1/4 cup sliced almonds
Vanilla ice cream (optional)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Flatten almond paste on wax paper with rolling pin to form an 8 inch circle. In a bowl combine cranberries, apples sugar and 1/2 t of cinnamon Pour on top of almond shell into tart shell. In a bowl combine the remaining cinnamon, oats, flour and brown sugar. Cut butter into small pieces and stir into cinnamon mixture until crumbs form. Spoon crumb mixture evenly over the top of the apple mixture. Bake 50-60 minutes. Sprinkle with sliced almonds over last 5 min. cooking Serve warm with scoop of vanilla ice cream.