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10 - Orono Weekly Times Wednesday, February 25, 2009 Apple Pecan Tart The shortbread crust and cream cheese filling topped with fresh Ontario Apples make a perfect dessert combination. Choose firm apples that hold their shape when baking, such as Ontario Crispin, Golden Delicious or Spy. Preparation Time: 25 minutes Cooking Time: 30 to 35 minutes Serves 8 to 10 Crust: 3/4 cup (175 mL) unsalted butter, softened 1/3 cup (75 mL) granulated sugar 1 tsp (1 mL) finely grated lemon rind 1-1/2 cups (375 mL) all-purpose flour 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt Filling: 1 pkg (8 oz/250 g) light cream cheese, softened 2 tbsp (25 mL) granulated sugar 2 Ontario Eggs 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla Topping: 3 cups (750 mL) thinly sliced peeled Ontario Apples 2 tbsp (25 mL) packed brown sugar 1/2 tsp (2 mL) cinnamon 1/4 cup (50 mL) chopped pecans icing sugar Crust: In bowl, cream together butter, sugar and lemon rind until light and fluffy. Stir in flour and salt until dough starts to come together (dough will be crumbly and dry in appearance). Press onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch (23 cm) nonstick springform pan. Filling: Beat cream cheese with sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating until smooth. Stir in vanilla. Pour over crust. Topping: In bowl, toss together apples, brown sugar and cinnamon; spoon over filling. Sprinkle with pecans. Bake in bottom third of 400ºF (200ºC) oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until crust is golden brown and apples are tender. Let cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes. Remove ring; let cool completely. To serve, dust with icing sugar. Nutritional Information: 1 Serving (when recipe serves 10): Protein: 6 grams Fat: 20 grams Carbohydrates: 34 grams Calories: 335 Source of Fibre LOCAL FARMERS Reserve your listing in our new, weekly Agriculture's Bounty Contact us to place your listing 905-983-5301 or oronotimes@rogers.com FRUITS & VEGETABLES Fred's Fruit Market, 4303 Hwy #115, Orono, 905-983-5628. See ad page 11. Sikma Orchards, Hwy. 2, 5 km East of Newcastle, 905-786-2153. Apples in season Link Greenhouses, 3990 Bragg Rd., Orono, 905-983-9003 Hydroponic tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet corn. Stricklands Perennial Farm, 5467 Middle Rd. Bowmanville. Pears, 3 varieties of apples, raspberries & blueberries MEAT Kendal Vale, 4561 Conc. 6, Kendal, 905-983-6107. Lamb, Wool, Wool Blankets. Lee Farms, 3937 Conc. 8, Orono, 905-983-5370. Organic Beef, Chicken, Lamb, Turkey, Pigs Sikmadale Farm, Orono, 905983-5442 All natural grain-fed beef Clement Poultry, Organically Fed Poultry. Capons, Roasting Chickens & Turkeys. 85 Lovekin Rd., Newcastle 905-987-7239 Advertise your business in the NEWCASTLE EDITION OF THE EGGS Egg-Shack, 4240 Conc.#4, Orono, 905-786-EGGS ORONO WEEKLY TIMES - the first edition of each month 905-983-5301 · oronotimes@rogers.com