Sunday, August 2, 2009

Simple Fruit Tart



A simple fruit tart seemed just the thing to finish a meat-a-thon barbeque.

Ingredients:

Crust:
  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 stick (1/2 cup) cold unsalted butter, cut into bits
  • 1 large egg yolk, beaten with 2 tablespoons ice water
  • dried beans or pie weights for weighting the shell

Filling:
  • 1 8 oz package of Neufchatel cheese
  • 2 Tbsp Limoncello
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Method:

  1. Place flour, Sugar and salt in mixing bowl. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
  2. Add egg yolk-ice water mixture and mix until the mixture comes together. Form into a ball and cover in plastic wrap. Refridgerate for 1 hour
  3. Roll out crust to slightly 11 inches and place in tart pan (10 inch tart pan). Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
  4. Place parchment or foil in uncooked tart and fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake for 30-40 minutes until golden brown
  5. Make filling while tart is cooling (combine all filling ingredients in a bowl)

Fill tart and arrange fruit on top. Enjoy!

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