Chapel Squares

Name: Chapel Squares
Yield: Makes 24 squares
Ingredients: 1/2 cup, whole milk; 2 large, eggs, separated, whites beaten lightly; 2 1/2 cups (12 1/2 ounces/354 grams), all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons, granulated sugar; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 11 tablespoons, vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and chilled; 5 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces chilled; 3/4 cup dried, sour cherries; 4 teaspoons, water; 1 3/4 pounds (794 grams) Haralson or Granny Smith, apples, peeled, cored, and sliced thin (about 4 apples); 12 ounces (340 grams) Fireside or Golden Delicious, apples, peeled, cored, and sliced thin (about 2 apples); 2/3 cup (4 2/3 ounces/132 grams), granulated sugar; 1/2 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon, salt; 4 ounces (113 grams), almond paste, cut into 1/4-inch pieces; 1 1/4 cups (5 ounces/142 grams), confectioners' sugar; 3 tablespoons, whole milk; 1/4 teaspoon, almond extract

Desserts or Baked Goods
Tarts

Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2011

This curious confection pairs almond paste with sour cherries and apples in a flaky pastry square.

SERVES Makes 24 squares

TIME 2 hours, plus 1 hour chilling and 2½ hours cooling

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