Recipe - Pineapple Galette With Caramel Rum Sauce

1 (15Oz.) Pkg Pillsbury
Refrigerated Pie Crusts

TOPPING
One fourth cup Pillsbury BEST All Purpose
Flour
2 tablespoon Sugar
3 tablespoon Brown sugar
One half teaspoon Ginger
One half teaspoon Cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon Nutmeg
One fourth cup Butter or margarine; cut
into pieces
One fourth cup Macadamia nuts; finely
chopped
1 (8Oz.) Can crushed
pineapple; drained
1 (15 1/4Oz.) pineapple
slices; drained, cut in
half

SAUCE
1 cup Caramel ice cream topping
One half cup Macadamia nuts; coarsely
chopped
1 tablespoon Rum or 1 teaspoon rum
extract; if desired

Heat oven to 375 F. Microwave 1 pie crust pouch on DEFROST (30% power) for
20 to 40 seconds. (Refrigerate remaining crust for a later use.) Remove
crust from pouch. Unfold crust; remove top plastic sheet. Press out fold
lines. Place on ungreased cookie

sheet; remove remaining plastic sheet.

In medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, brown sugar, ginger, cinnamon and
nutmeg; mix well. With pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until mixture
resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in One fourth cup macadamia nuts.

Sprinkle half of the crumb mixture over prepared crust to within 1 inch of
edge. Top with crushed pineapple and halved pineapple slices. Sprinkle with
remaining crumb mixture. Fold in pie crust edge 1 inch to form border;
flute.

Bake at 375 F. for 25 to 35 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Cool 30
minutes.

Meanwhile, in small saucepan over low heat, heat caramel topping until
warm, stirring occasionally. Stir in One half cup macadamia nuts and rum.* To
serve, cut warm galette into 8 wedges. Spoon 2 tablespoons warm sauce over
each wedge.

8 servings.
TIP: * To prepare sauce in microwave, place caramel topping in small
microwavesafe bowl. Microwave on HIGH for 1 minute, stirring every 20
seconds or until warm. Stir in One half cup macadamia nuts and rum.
RECIPE #019393, February, 1996
Recipe By : Edwina Gadsby, Great Falls, Montana

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #256

Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 17:27:35 0700 (PDT)

From: Greg Leonhardt gregl@plinet.com

NOTES : 1996 BakeOff Contest Finalist, Edwina Gadsby, Great Falls, Montana

Copyright )1996 The Pillsbury Company (http://www.bakeoff.com)

This special occasion pastry is perfect on the dessert buffet or as an

elegant finish to a meal for guests.