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Extreme Cheese Tart with Apricot Cream

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By Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Mar 28, 2014
Bake-Off® Contest 45, 2012
Roland Portillo
Cambria, California
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It's the cheesiest! Create a savory, double-crust, creamy cheese appetizer and serve with a tangy apricot sour cream sauce.

Extreme Cheese Tart with Apricot Cream

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 1 hr 20 min
  • Ingredients 16
  • Servings 12
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Ingredients

  • 1 box (14.1 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Pie Crusts (2 Count), softened as directed on box
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (6 oz)
  • 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup finely crumbled feta cheese (2 oz)
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese (2 oz)
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill weed
  • 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon butter, melted
  • 1 tablespoon Crisco® Pure Olive Oil
  • 2 tablespoons sesame seed
  • 1/4 cup apricot preserves
  • 1/2 cup sour cream

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Place cookie sheet in oven. Unroll 1 pie crust; place in ungreased 10-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Press crust in bottom and up side of pan; trim and discard excess crust.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, stir together mozzarella, cream cheese, feta and Parmigiano-Reggiano until well mixed. Add eggs, parsley, dill, Italian seasoning, pepper and mustard; blend well. Spread in crust-lined pan. Top with second crust; trim and discard excess crust. In small bowl, stir together melted butter and olive oil. Brush top crust with butter mixture. Sprinkle with sesame seed.
  • Step 
    3
    Place tart on cookie sheet in oven. Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 15 minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    Meanwhile, in small bowl, combine preserves and sour cream; blend well. Cut warm tart into wedges; top with apricot cream.

Nutrition

370 Calories
26g Total Fat
10g Protein
23g Total Carbohydrate
5g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
370
Calories from Fat
240
Total Fat
26g
40%
Saturated Fat
13g
63%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
100mg
34%
Sodium
510mg
21%
Potassium
100mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
23g
8%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
5g
Protein
10g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
15%
15%
Vitamin C
2%
2%
Calcium
25%
25%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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