Pie Recipes
Apricot Tarts
Yield: 12 to 20 (depending on muffin tin size)
Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh apricots
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 4 to 6 tablespoons cornstarch
- Pastry dough (sweet or puff)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Cook apricots and sugar in a saucepan over a low heat until well cooked.
- Mix cornstarch with just enough water to make a paste. Spoon some of the hot apricot mixture into cornstarch paste. Mix until there are no lumps. Gradually add back into the remaining apricot mixture and cook until mixture is clear.
- On a lightly floured board, roll chilled dough into 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into 4 to 5 inch squares, depending on size of muffin pans used. Gently place in muffin tins. Fill each with apricot filling (1/2 to 3/4 full). Dot with butter, a dash of cinnamon, and a dash of sugar. Bring 4 corners of square together at top to seal. Sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake until crust browns.