Fruit Tarts in a Cup

  • 2 cup pastry flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoon sugar
  • 12 tablespoon unsalted butter cold, cut into small pieces
  • 1/3 cup icy cold water
  • 1 each Chukar Fruit Filling or Preserve, any kind
  • 2 cup pear or tart apple, cut into chunks
  • 1 each egg beaten
  • 1/2 cup large sugar crystals


Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine dry ingredients and cut in the butter. Add a bit of icy water to bind dough. Pat into mounds, cover and refrigerate 2 hours or so. Divide chilled dough into 12 parts. Roll dough into 7 inch diameter using floured surface. Cut dough into 9in circles (adjust if needed) and fold each circle into a baking cup, fill with fresh fruit, top with 2 Tbsp. Chukar Fruit Filling. Roll and pinch edges of dough toward the center, brush with egg, top with sugar crystals. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Yield 8 cups.

from Chukar Cherries - www.chukar.com