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Fresh Berry Tart
Use one, or a mix of all four berries,
for this delicious summer treat.
Makes one 9-inch (23 cm) tart,
8-12 servings
½ recipe Pâte Sucrée
4 ounces (115 g) bitter/semisweet
chocolate, chopped
4 ounces (115 g) cream cheese,
room temperature, cut into
4 pieces
1⁄3cup + 1 tablespoon (90 ml)
granulated sugar
1 pinch table salt
8 ounces (227 ml) mascarpone,
room temperature
1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla paste or
½ vanilla bean, scraped
1 cup (250 ml) heavy cream
3-4 cups (750 ml) mixed berries
(raspberries, strawberries,
blueberries, blackberries)
Preheat Cuisinart
™
Brick Oven to 350°F
(180°C) on the bake setting fitted with the
baking stone on a rack in position A.
Preheat stone for at least 30 minutes.
Roll out the sucrée dough into a 10-inch
(25 cm) disc. Fit into an un-greased tart
ring. Chill for about 20 minutes. Using a
fork, prick the dough evenly all over but
make sure not to go entirely through the
dough. Line the shell with parchment and
weigh down with dried beans or rice.
Bake at 350°F (180°C) for about 15 to 20
minutes, or until the dough is dry
underneath the parchment. Remove the
beans/rice and parchment, and bake the
tart shell for an additional 5 to 10 minutes,
or until the shell is nicely browned.
Remove from oven, cool and reserve.
In a heatproof bowl over a pot of
simmering water, melt the chocolate. Pour
into reserved tart shell and smooth with a
rubber spatula. Chill tart shell in freezer
for about 5 minutes, or until hardened.
Reserve.
Cream the cream cheese, sugar and salt
with a Cuisinart
®
Hand Mixer until light
and fluffy, about 30 seconds. Add the
mascarpone and beat until combined. If
the mixture is lumpy, beat on high until it
is smoothed out. Add the vanilla and mix
to combine. Add the heavy cream
1
⁄
3
cup
(75 ml) at a time, mixing well between
additions.
Pour the mascarpone mixture into the
prepared shell. Smooth the top, making a
small dome in the centre, using a small
offset spatula. Arrange berries in any
desired fashion.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 330 (63% from fat) • carb. 27g •
pro. 5g • fat 24g • sat. fat 13g • chol. 78mg •
sod. 151 mg • calc. 65mg • fiber 3g
Pâte Brisée
This versatile dough can be used for
sweet or savoury treats. Makes two
single crust 9-inch (23 cm) tart/pie, or
one double-crust pie
2 cups (500 ml) unbleached,
all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon (5 ml) table salt
½ pound (250 g) unsalted butter,
cold and cubed
4 tablespoons (60 ml) ice water
Place flour and salt in a Cuisinart
®
Food
Processor fitted with the chopping blade.
Process for 10 seconds. Add butter to
work bowl and pulse until the mixture
resembles coarse crumbs. Pour in water,
1 tablespoon (15 ml) at a time, and pulse
until a dough is just forms. Form dough
into 2 flat discs; wrap in plastic and
refrigerate until ready to use.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 39 (6% from fat) • carb. 8g •
pro. 1g • fat 0g • sat. fat 0g • chol. 0mg •
sod. 98mg • calc. 2mg • fiber 0g
*For a sweet Pâte Brisée, follow the same
recipe as above except add ¼ cup (50 ml)
of granulated sugar to the dry ingredients
in the work bowl.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 47 (5% from fat) • carb. 10g •
pro. 1g • fat 0g • sat. fat 0g • chol. 0mg •
sod. 98mg • calc. 2mg • fiber 0g
Classic Apple Pie
Makes one 10-inch (25 cm) deep-dish
pie, 8-12 servings
1 recipe sweet brisée dough
5 large apples (Golden Delicious,
Ginger Gold, or other similar
apples), peeled, cored, halved
and very thinly sliced
juice of 2 lemons
1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla paste
½ cup (125 ml) granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1 pinch table salt
Preheat Cuisinart
™
Brick Oven to 350°F
(180°C) on the bake setting fitted with the
baking stone on a rack in position A. Roll
out ½ of the dough into a 10-inch (25 cm)
disc. Fit into an ungreased, 9-inch (23
cm), 1½-quart ceramic pie shell. Chill in
refrigerator for about 20 minutes. Roll out
remaining half of dough into a 10-inch (25
cm) disc on a piece of parchment. Cut
into ¼ to ½-inch (0.6 - 1.25 cm)strips.
Chill in refrigerator until needed.
In a large bowl, toss the apples, lemon
juice, vanilla, and sugar together. Fan the
apples in the reserved pie baker in layers.
Make an egg wash by mixing the egg,
yolk, and salt together with a fork. Brush
on the outer rim of the pie shell. Using
reserved brisée strips, weave the strips
into a lattice-work design over the apples.
Brush lattice with egg wash. Bake directly
on the baking stone at 350°F (180°C) for
40-50 minutes, or until the top of the pie
is a dark golden brown.
Nutritional information per serving
(based on 12 servings):
Calories 166 (8% from fat) • carb. 36g •
pro. 3g • fat 1g • sat. fat 0g • chol. 36mg •
sod. 225mg • calc. 10mg • fiber 2g
Chocolate
Soufflé Cake
This rich cake is best served right
out of the oven. Top with freshly
whipped cream and sliced strawberries
for an elegant addition.
Makes one 10-inch (25 cm) cake,
12-16 servings
8 ounces (236 ml) bittersweet
chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons (30 ml) unsalted
butter, chopped, plus more to
dust the cake pan
9 large eggs, separated
1¼ cup (300 ml) granulated sugar,
divided, plus more to dust cake
pan
2 large egg whites
1 tablespoon (30 ml) water
1 pinch table salt
1⁄3cup (75 ml) unbleached,
all-purpose flour
whipped cream (optional)
fresh strawberries, hulled and
sliced (optional)
Preheat Cuisinart
™
Brick Oven to 375°F
(190°C) on the convection bake or bake
setting with a rack in position A.
Butter a 10x3-inch (25x6 cm) round cake
pan. Cut a circle of parchment paper to
line the bottom of the pan; butter the
parchment; dust entire pan with sugar.
Clean the lip of the pan so no butter or
sugar is on it. Reserve.
In a heat-proof bowl over a pot of
simmering water, melt the chocolate and
butter. Keep warm; reserve.
In a large bowl, mix the egg yolks and
¾ cup (175 ml) of sugar, using a Cuisinart
®
Hand Mixer fitted with the whisk
attachment, until pale and thickened.
Whisk in the cooled chocolate mixture.
Reserve.
Wash and dry the whisk attachment well
and whip all of the egg whites, water and
salt until foamy, about 1 to 2 minutes.
Slowly add the remaining sugar and
whip to a medium-stiff peak, about
3 to 4 minutes.