Thanksgiving Left Overs

It kinda looks like a dessert pizza!

I've been very lazy on the blogging front over the holiday weekend. I did manage to make one delicious and creative dish with the few leftovers we had.  My roommate Karen made a huge amount of cranberry sauce that was wonderfully tart. I used it to make an amazing galette that turned out to be one of the simplest desserts I have ever made.  The beautiful deep red of the cranberry also makes for a vibrantly colored dessert.

Ingredients
- 1 sheet of pastry dough (French Picnic brand - They come in boxes of two and I used one for my Thanksgiving fig gallette, leaving me one to experiment with.)
- 1/4 tube of almond paste
-1/3 cup mascarpone cheese
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 packet of stevia
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup of cranberry sauce


1. Blend the almond paste, mascarpone cheese, honey and stevia in a food processor.
2. Place pastry dough on a baking sheet prepared with parchment paper.  Let dough defrost for 10 minutes or so.  It should still be slightly cold to the touch when you're working with it.
3. Spread almond paste mixture on the dough, leaving a border to fold dough over for a crust.
4. Spoon cranberry sauce on top of almond mixture.
5. Fold edges of dough to create a border. Brush lightly with buttermilk if you have any. 
6. Bake at 350 F for 35 minutes.  Make sure to rotate dish half way through.


This is a delicious use for cranberry sauce.  I'm considering making another one tomorrow because the one I made yesterday lasted less than 24 hours.  I think it turned out so well because the cranberry sauce I started with had such a wonderful tartness. Thanks Karen!