Apricot And Orange Cream Cream Aux Abricots Et Oranges Recipes

APRICOT-ORANGE CREAM SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease cookie sheet. In large bowl, mix flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, orange peel and salt until well blended. Stir in apricots and baking chips. Add whipping cream all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• On lightly floured surface, knead dough 6 or 7 times until smooth. Divide dough in half. Pat each half into 6-inch round; cut each into 6 wedges. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
• Bake 10 to 13 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix powdered sugar and enough orange juice for desired drizzling consistency. Drizzle icing over warm scones. Serve warm.

TARTE AUX ABRICOTS - GLAZED FRENCH APRICOT TART WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200ºC/400ºF/Gas Mark 6. To make the pastry place the cold butter into a food processor with the sieved flour and lemon zest. Blitz until the mixture becomes the texture of breadcrumbs.
• Whisk the sugar into the egg then pour into the machine with a splash of water. Blitz just long enough for the mixture to form a ball. Remove with your hands and ensure you have a nice firm ball by moulding with your hands. Wrap in cling film and leave in the fridge for at least an hour.
• Meanwhile halve and stone your apricots then place on a baking tray cut side up. Sprinkle all over with the light brown sugar then bake them in the oven for 15-20 minutes until they are soft to the point of a knife but not falling apart.
• Roll out and line a 25cm loose-bottomed tart tin with the pastry. Chill again for ideally an hour but a minimum of 30 minutes.
• Once rested prick all over the base with a fork then line with parchment paper and follow with baking beans. Bake blind for 15-20 minutes until the base is just beginning to crisp but has not browned. Remove the beans and allow to cool.
• Sprinkle the ground almonds all over the base then top with a layer of apricots. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar together until light and fluffy. Remove the vanilla seeds from the pod and whisk into the egg mixture along with the double cream or whipping cream.
• Place the tart onto a baking tray then carefully pour over the custard mixture. Place in the oven for 15 minutes then lower the heat to 180ºC/350ºF/Gas mark 4 for a further 15-20 minutes when the custard should be set and a lovely golden colour.
• For the Glaze: Warm the jam and allow to cool just above room temperature and then pour or spoon it over the tart.
• Allow to cool before slicing and serving with crème fraîche, plenty of icing sugar and some edible flowers.

TARTELETTES AUX FRUITS

Steps:

• FOR THE FILLING: Apricots, peaches, plums, kiwifruit, or gooseberries need to be poached lightly in a sugary syrup.
• Raspberries, strawberries, blueberries and redcurrants can be used fresh.
• GLACE for the fruit: Heat apricot jam, for red fruits use redcurrant jelly with a few drops of lemon juice, when dissolved put through a sieve.
• Sift the flour and salt onto a board.
• Make a well in the centre and add all the ingredients.
• With your fingertips, mix together quickly and knead until smooth.
• Wrap with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for 1 hour.
• Roll the pastry out and place in greased tartlet tins.
• Chill again.
• Bake blind for 7 minutes.
• Then bake a further 5 minutes until a pale biscuit colour.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Glace the base of the pastry with some of the glace, then place the fruit into the tartlets and glace all over.
• TIP: The tartlets WITHOUT the filling can be baked in advance and stored in an air-tight container for a few days!

APRICOT- ORANGE CREAM CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Combine apricots and water in small saucepan. Bring to boil, cover and reduce heat. Simmer for 10 minutes and drain well.
• Beat cream cheese at medium speed with electric mixer, until it's smooth and fluffy. Stir in the apricots and remaining ingredients.
• Serve on crackers, on an English muffin or bagel.