Fresh Fruit Tart With Plum Jam

Serves: 3

Destiney Bartoletti

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

68

Spice

37

Sweetness

56

Sourness

37

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Sugar

1 cup

Water

1 tsp

Salt

Directions:

1

For jam: Stir sugar and water in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves

2

Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into sugar water; add bean

3

Bring to boil

4

Place candy thermometer into mixture so that bulb is submerged

5

Boil until thermometer registers 260°F, occasionally swirling pan and brushing down sides with wet pastry brush, about 8 minutes (time will vary due to size of pan)

6

Remove pan from heat and add plums to pan; let stand 1 minute

7

Stir mixture constantly over high heat until plums are broken up, spoon leaves path when drawn across bottom of pan, and mixture is reduced to 1 1/3 cups, about 9 minutes

8

Transfer to metal or glass container

9

Press plastic wrap directly on surface of jam and refrigerate until cool

10

DO AHEAD Can be made 4 days ahead

11

Keep refrigerated

12

Stir sugar and water in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves

13

Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into sugar water; add bean

14

Bring to boil

15

Place candy thermometer into mixture so that bulb is submerged

16

Boil until thermometer registers 260°F, occasionally swirling pan and brushing down sides with wet pastry brush, about 8 minutes (time will vary due to size of pan)

17

Remove pan from heat and add plums to pan; let stand 1 minute

18

Stir mixture constantly over high heat until plums are broken up, spoon leaves path when drawn across bottom of pan, and mixture is reduced to 1 1/3 cups, about 9 minutes

19

Transfer to metal or glass container

20

Press plastic wrap directly on surface of jam and refrigerate until cool

21

DO AHEAD Can be made 4 days ahead

22

Keep refrigerated

23

For crust: Finely grind hazelnuts with 1/2 cup flour in processor

24

Transfer to medium bowl

25

Whisk in remaining 1 cup flour, sugar, and salt

26

Make well in center and pour in melted butter

27

Mix with fingers until moist crumbs form

28

Transfer mixture to 10-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom

29

Press mixture firmly onto bottom and up sides of pan

30

Freeze crust 30 minutes

31

Preheat oven to 350°F

32

Bake crust until golden brown, about 35 minutes

33

Cool crust 15 minutes

34

Maintain oven temperature

35

Finely grind hazelnuts with 1/2 cup flour in processor

36

Transfer to medium bowl

37

Whisk in remaining 1 cup flour, sugar, and salt

38

Make well in center and pour in melted butter

39

Mix with fingers until moist crumbs form

40

Transfer mixture to 10-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom

41

Press mixture firmly onto bottom and up sides of pan

42

Freeze crust 30 minutes

43

Preheat oven to 350°F

44

Bake crust until golden brown, about 35 minutes

45

Cool crust 15 minutes

46

Maintain oven temperature

47

Brush bottom and sides of tart with 1/2 cup plum jam

48

Return to oven and bake until jam bubbles all over, about 14 minutes

49

Cool completely

50

DO AHEAD Can be made 8 hours ahead; cover and let stand at room temperature

51

Brush bottom and sides of tart with 1/2 cup plum jam

52

Return to oven and bake until jam bubbles all over, about 14 minutes

53

Cool completely

54

DO AHEAD Can be made 8 hours ahead; cover and let stand at room temperature

55

For filling: Place all fruit in large bowl

56

Stir remaining plum jam to loosen and add to fruit in bowl; toss gently to coat

57

Transfer fruit to crust, mounding in center

58

Serve with whipped cream

59

Place all fruit in large bowl

60

Stir remaining plum jam to loosen and add to fruit in bowl; toss gently to coat

61

Transfer fruit to crust, mounding in center

62

Serve with whipped cream