Blood Orange Tart With Orange Caramel Sauce

Serves: 6

Dallas Effertz

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

48

Sweetness

46

Sourness

45

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Sugar

6 large

Egg

2 large

Egg Yolk

1 tsp

Salt

2 tbsps

Whipping Cream

1 large

Egg Yolk

Directions:

1

For orange curd: Whisk sugar, orange juice, lemon juice, eggs, egg yolks, and orange peel in medium metal bowl to blend

2

Add butter; set bowl over saucepan of simmering water and whisk constantly until curd thickens and instant-read thermometer inserted into curd registers 175°F, about 12 minutes (do not boil)

3

Remove bowl from over water

4

Press plastic wrap directly onto surface of curd; chill at least 1 day and up to 3 days

5

Whisk sugar, orange juice, lemon juice, eggs, egg yolks, and orange peel in medium metal bowl to blend

6

Add butter; set bowl over saucepan of simmering water and whisk constantly until curd thickens and instant-read thermometer inserted into curd registers 175°F, about 12 minutes (do not boil)

7

Remove bowl from over water

8

Press plastic wrap directly onto surface of curd; chill at least 1 day and up to 3 days

9

For crust: Blend flour, sugar, and salt in processor

10

Add butter and cut in, using on/off turns, until mixture resembles coarse meal

11

Add cream and egg yolk and process until dough clumps together

12

Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk

13

Roll out dough on floured surface to 13-inch round

14

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

15

Fold dough overhang in and press onto pan sides, forming double-thick sides

16

Pierce crust all over with fork; freeze 30 minutes

17

Preheat oven to 375°F

18

Bake crust until cooked through, about 30 minutes

19

Cool crust completely in pan on rack

20

Spread curd evenly in cooled crust

21

(Can be made 1 day ahead

22

Cover; chill

23

) Cut peel and white pith from oranges

24

Using small sharp knife, cut between membranes to release orange segments

25

Transfer segments to paper towels and pat dry

26

Arrange orange segments in concentric circles atop orange curd

27

Chill tart up to 1 hour

28

Remove pan sides

29

Cut tart into wedges

30

Drizzle lightly with Orange Caramel Sauce and serve

31

Blend flour, sugar, and salt in processor

32

Add butter and cut in, using on/off turns, until mixture resembles coarse meal

33

Add cream and egg yolk and process until dough clumps together

34

Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk

35

Roll out dough on floured surface to 13-inch round

36

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

37

Fold dough overhang in and press onto pan sides, forming double-thick sides

38

Pierce crust all over with fork; freeze 30 minutes

39

Preheat oven to 375°F

40

Bake crust until cooked through, about 30 minutes

41

Cool crust completely in pan on rack

42

Spread curd evenly in cooled crust

43

(Can be made 1 day ahead

44

Cover; chill

45

) Cut peel and white pith from oranges

46

Using small sharp knife, cut between membranes to release orange segments

47

Transfer segments to paper towels and pat dry

48

Arrange orange segments in concentric circles atop orange curd

49

Chill tart up to 1 hour

50

Remove pan sides

51

Cut tart into wedges

52

Drizzle lightly with Orange Caramel Sauce and serve