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Anna Olson’s Apple Cannoli Tart is the Best New Dessert Mashup

Cannoli Apple Tart With Ricotta Cheese
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
25 min
Yields
1 tart

When it comes to comforting sweet treats, mouthwatering apple tarts are in a league of their own. Perfect for upcoming summer BBQs, this easy, elevated apple tart recipe is inspired by the traditional cannoli, but it’s the baked apples marinated with maple syrup that really makes this dessert shine.

Paired with a fresh and creamy ricotta cheese filling, this two-in-one dessert mashup, Anna Olson features an unexpected twist on an all-time favourite dish that brings out the flavours of the classic Italian treat.

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ingredients

Pastry

½
cup plus 2 Tbsp butter, room temperature
½
cup plus 2 Tbsp icing sugar, sifted
1
hard-boiled egg yolk
1
egg yolk
½
tsp vanilla
1 ¾
cups pastry flour, sifted
¼
tsp salt

Filling

2 ½
cups peeled, cored and thinly sliced apple, like  Cortland or Honeycrisp
3
Tbsp maple syrup or sweet Marsala wine
1 ⅓
cups full fat, creamy ricotta cheese
¼
cup plus 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
2
Tbsp grated dark chocolate
1
egg
1
egg yolk
1
tsp finely grated lemon zest
tsp ground nutmeg
2
Tbsp butter, melted
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directions

Notes

Chill for 4 hours

Step 1

For the pastry, beat the butter and icing sugar together with a hand mixer in a large bowl until smooth.

Step 2

Press the hard-boiled egg yolk through a sieve into a small bowl and stir in the raw egg yolk and vanilla. Add this to the butter mixture and stir until blended.

 

Step 3

Then, add flour and salt to the butter mixture, stirring until blended.

Step 4

Shape the dough into a disc (it will be very soft) and, wrap in plastic and chill for about 2 hours until firm.

Step 5

On a lightly floured work surface, gently knead the dough just a little soften, then roll it out to a circle about 12 inches across and ¼-inch thick. Line a 9-inch removable-bottom fluted tart pan, pressing the pastry into the bottom and sides.  Be sure to trim away any excess dough.

Step 6

Chill the tart shell for 30 minutes and heat the oven to 325°F.

Step 7

Place the chilled tart shell onto a baking tray and dock the bottom of the pastry with a fork. Bake the tart shell for 20 minutes, until the edges just begin to brown.

Step 8

Cool the tart shell to room temperature.

Step 9

For the filling, heat the oven to 350°F.

Step 10

Toss the apple with the maple syrup or Marsala and set aside; stir occasionally.

Step 11

Whisk the ricotta, ¼ cup of the sugar, grated chocolate, egg, egg yolk, lemon zest and nutmeg together. Strain the Marsala from the apples into the ricotta mixture and stir to blend.

Step 12

To assemble, pour the ricotta filling into the tart shell and arrange the apples over top. Brush the apples with the melted butter and sprinkle with the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.

Step 13

Bake the tart for 25 minutes or until the apples are tender.

Step 14

Cool the tart to room temperature then chill until ready to serve. Note that the apple ricotta tart will keep refrigerated for up to two days.

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