Marmalade Mincemeat Tart
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest
- 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 Land O Lakes Egg (yolk only), slightly beaten
- 3 to 4 tablespoons ice water
- 1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 (27-ounce) jar mincemeat
- 2 medium (2 cups) tart cooking apples, cored, peeled, sliced 1/4 inch
- 1 medium orange
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Heat oven to 375F.
- Stir together flour, 3 tablespoons sugar and 1 tablespoon orange zest in large bowl; cut in butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Stir in egg yolk and enough water with fork just until moistened.
- Divide dough into thirds.
- Wrap one-third in plastic food wrap; refrigerate.
- Roll out remaining two-thirds dough on lightly floured surface into 14-inch circle.
- Place in ungreased 10-inch tart pan.
- Press firmly onto bottom and up sides of pan.
- Cut away excess pastry.
- Combine cream cheese and orange juice in bowl; beat at low speed until smooth.
- Spread over bottom of unbaked tart shell.
- Stir together mincemeat and apples in large bowl.
- Spoon into tart shell.
- Roll out remaining pastry into 12x 5-inch rectangle.
- Cut into 10 (1/2-inch) long strips with sharp knife or pastry wheel.
- Twist each strip 5 times; place 5 twisted strips, 1 inch apart, across filling in tart pan.
- Place remaining 5 twisted strips, 1 inch apart, at right angles to strips already in place.
- Seal ends of strips with thumb and cut away excess dough.
- Bake 40-45 minutes or until golden brown.
- Peel large strips of orange zest (colored part only) with vegetable peeler; cut into thin julienne strips.
- Bring 1/4 cup water to a full boil in 1-quart saucepan; add orange strips.
- Cook over medium-high heat 2 minutes; drain.
- Stir together remaining 1/4 cup water, 1/4 cup sugar and slightly cooked orange strips in same saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 8-10 minutes or until orange is glazed and candied.
- Remove orange strips; separate on waxed paper.
- Cool completely.
- Arrange on baked mincemeat tart.
flour, sugar, orange zest, butter, egg, water, cream cheese, orange juice, mincemeat, cooking apples, orange, water, sugar
Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/2193/marmalade-mincemeat-tart (may not work)