Glazed Apple-Ricotta Tarts

Ingredients

Pastry:
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/3 cup ice water
• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup cornmeal
• 1 tbsp granulated sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup cold butter, cubed
Filling:
• 2 lbs Ontario Apples*, peeled, cored and diced
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup Calvados (apple flavoured liqueur)
• 1 tbsp lemon zest
• 1/4 cup whole-milk ricotta cheese
Topping:
• 2 Ontario Apples*, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup bottled apple jelly

Instructions

Make pastry:
1. In measuring cup, whisk together sour cream and water. Keep cold in refrigerator.
2. In food processor, pulse together flour, cornmeal, sugar and salt to combine.
3. Pulse in butter until mixture resembles large peas. Pulse in chilled sour cream mixture until a rough dough forms. Cover in plastic wrap and flatten into a disc. Chill at least one hour and up to 2 days.
Make filling:
4. Meanwhile, in a saucepan over medium low heat, stir together apples, sugar, Calvados and lemon zest; cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until apples are very tender, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. Stir in ricotta.
5. Preheat oven to 375˚F (190˚C). Divide dough into 12 pieces and roll into 4-inch (10 cm) discs. Arrange in greased muffin tin. Repeat with remaining dough. Fill each with 2 heaping tablespoons (30 mL) of apple ricotta mixture. Fan apple slices decoratively over top of each tart. Melt jelly in microwave for about 30 seconds or until pourable. Drizzle over each tart.
6. Bake in the centre of preheated oven until pastry is golden and filling is bubbling, about 45 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack and cool 10 minutes before removing tarts from tin.

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