Crust:
1 ¼ cup flour
¼ tsp salt
¼ cup cream cheese
¼ cup butter
about ¼ cup cold water
Filling:
2 ½ cups seedless grapes, different varieties, stems removed
1 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp flour
1/3 cup honey
Stir together flour and salt. Cut in cream cheese and butter until it forms fine crumbs. Sprinkle in some of the water and shake the mixture in the bowl. Remove large clumps that form and continue until it is mostly formed into large clumps. Press the clumps and the remaining crumbly dough together, forming a ball. Wrap in plastic and chill.
Preheat oven to 425° F.
Place the grapes in a pan over medium heat. Use a potato masher to gently mash the grapes and separate the skin and pulp. Let cook until it's about to simmer, and the colors change.
Meanwhile, stir together the honey, flour, and butter. Add the grapes when done, stirring until the butter is melted.
Roll out the crust onto a piece of plastic wrap, waxed paper, or thin cloth. Roll into a thin circle and place into a pie tin. Cut off excess around the edges. Pour the grape filling in. The filling bubbles and expands while baking. Leave some room for it so it doesn't overflow and burn. Use extra pie crust to create a crumbled topping.
Bake for 25 minutes (or until the crust is done).
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1 lb beef, cut into chunks, or ground
½ tsp lavender buds
8 oz sliced mushrooms
7 red potatoes of variable size
2 Tbsp cream cheese
¼ cup milk
½ tsp salt
½ tsp ground black pepper
2 beets
3 carrots
1 onion
¼ cup fennel leaves and stalks
2 Tbsp flour or corn starch
Cook the beef and mushrooms with the lavender buds in a small amount of water. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Cut potatoes into chunks and boil until soft. Drain the water; mash the potatoes with the milk, cream cheese, salt and pepper.
Preheat oven to 400° F.
Chop up the vegetables and place in a casserole dish. You can use just the beet root, or use the leaves as well. Put the beef and mushrooms over the vegetables, it's okay if it's not fully cooked at this point. Sprinkle flour over everything.
Spread the mashed potatoes over everything.
Bake for about 30 minutes. Broil it at the end if necessary to brown the top.
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Crust:
1 cup flour
3 Tbsp powdered sugar
¼ cup butter
¼ cup yogurt
Filling:
1 cup (8 oz) cream cheese
2 Tbsp honey
1 large egg
Topping:
2-4 apples, cored and cut into ¼” slices
1/8 tsp cardamom
1/8 tsp allspice
2 Tbsp honey
Preheat oven to 450° F. Grease 9” pie pan.
Crust: Stir together flour and sugar. Cut in butter and yogurt until the dough forms. Press the dough onto the bottom and one inch up the sides of the pan.
Filling: Beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the honey and mix well. Blend in the egg. Pour the filling into the crust.
Topping: Toss the ingredients together, to coat the apple slices. Place apple slices in a decorative fashion on the top of the tart. You want it to be about double layered with apple slices.
Bake 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 400° F and bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown (apples are soft when pierced with a fork), and filling is almost set. Remove from oven and let cool before serving.
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