apple, fig and honey tart

By Jody

Ingredients

• CRUST
• 2 c walnuts
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp cold butter, cut into chunks
• TOPPING
• 3 sweet apples, peeled,cored and thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 c quartered fresh figs
• 1/4 c honey
• 1 tsp finely chopped fresh sage leaves
• FILLING
• 8 0z cream cheese
• 1/4 c honey
• 1 tsp vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Crust:
In a food processor, pulse nuts with salt to coarsely grind. Add sugar and butter; pulse until mixture clumps. Evenly press up sides and over bottom of a nonstick 10 inch springform pan.
Bake crust until deep golden in center, 20 minutes. let cool, then chill until firm, at least 1 hour.

Topping:
In a bowl toss apples with lemon juice. melt butter in fry pan over medium heat. add apple mixture and honey. cook, stirring until apples are soft and liquid is gone. 20 minutes. remove apples mixture from heat and stir in sage and let cool.

FILLING:
in clean food processor, whirl filling ingredients to blend well.

spread filling in crust and arrange apple mixture on top, leaving about 1/2 inch of filling uncovered around edge. top with fresh figs. carefully push pan from rim.