Pear, Cherry, and Pine Nut Tartlets

Name: Pear, Cherry, and Pine Nut Tartlets
Yield: Makes 9 Servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup apricot jam; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 1 large Bartlett pear (about 8 ounces), peeled, halved, cored, cut into 1/4-inch cubes; 3/4 cup dried Bing cherries (about 4 ounces), coarsely chopped; 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (half of 17.3-ounce package), thawed but still very cold; 1 large egg yolk, beaten to blend; 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toaseted

By Rozanne GoldPhotography by Pornchai Mittongtare

November 30, 2002

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