3 caramelized down tart Recipes

all-purpose flour, salt, cold butter, cut into chunks, vegetable shortening, gold or red beets (or use some of both colors; see notes), baby or baby-cut carrots (each 3 to 4 in . long and no thicker than 3/4 in.), turnips, cipollini onions (each 1 1/2 in. wide) or red or white boiling onions, garlic (each 3/4 in. wide ), olive oil, vegetable or fat-skimmed chicken broth, white or dark balsamic vinegar, chopped fresh rosemary and sage leaves, or 1/2 tsp each dried rosemary and sage, sugar, pepper, fresh rosemary or sage sprigs, rinsed, or chopped fresh herbs (optional), sour cream or creme fraiche

sugar, water, unsalted butter, whipping cream, fresh apricots, sheet frozen puff pastry (half of 17.3-oz package), thawed