Freestyle Peach and Apricot Tart
Freestyle Peach and Apricot Tart
Author: Diane C. Kennedy
Recipe type: Dessert
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Serves: 8
A handsome, rustic dessert that is easier to make than a regular pie or tart, and delicious, too!
Ingredients
- For Pastry:
- ½ cup cold unsalted butter
- 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 beaten egg yolk
- 2-3 tablespoons ice water
- For Filling:
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
- 3 cups total sliced, peeled peaches and apricots
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 beaten egg
- Powdered sugar
Instructions
- For Pastry:
- In a mixing bowl cut butter into flour with a pastry blender until pieces are small pea-sized.
- Stir together egg yolk and 1 tablespoon of the ice water
- Graually fold egg yolk mixture into flour mixture.
- Using a fork, gently toss rest of ice water one tablespoon at a time into flour mixture, till all the dough is moistened.
- Gently press together dough until you can form a ball.
- If necessary, cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for ½ an hour or more until the dough is easy to handle.
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and sprinkle it lightly with flour.
- Place the dough in the middle and roll to a 13-inch circle; a chilled rolling pin will help with this, or lightly dusting the top of the dough with flour (don't overdo!).
- For Filling:
- Mix together granulated sugar, flour and nutmeg, then stir in fruit and lemon juice.
- Mound fruit mixture in the center of the crust, leaving a 2-inch border.
- Fold border up over fruit in an artsy, farmhouse sort of way, leaving the middle exposed.
- Combine the egg and 1 tablespoon water and use it to brush onto the top and sides of crust for browning.
- Bake in a 375F oven for 40-45 minutes until crust is golden and fruit is bubbling.
- To prevent overbrowning, you can cover the edge with foil for the last 10 minutes of baking.
- Cool 30 minutes on the baking sheet.
- Dust edges with powdered sugar, if desired.
- Serve as is, or with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.