Apricot And Cherry Country Tart

Serves: 6

Kirstin Bosco

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

62

Spice

48

Sweetness

54

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

Directions:

1

Gently slide parchment with tart onto rack

2

Carefully run long knife under tart to loosen (crust is fragile)

3

FOR CRUST: Stir flour, 1/8 teaspoon sugar and salt in bowl to blend

4

Add butter; rub in with fingertips until coarse meal forms

5

Mix in enough water by tablespoons until clumps form

6

Gather into ball; flatten into disk

7

Wrap in plastic; chill at least 1 hour and up to 2 days

8

Preheat oven to 400°F

9

Line baking sheet with parchment

10

Roll out dough on floured surface to 11-inch round

11

Transfer to prepared baking sheet

12

Stir flour, 1/8 teaspoon sugar and salt in bowl to blend

13

Add butter; rub in with fingertips until coarse meal forms

14

Mix in enough water by tablespoons until clumps form

15

Gather into ball; flatten into disk

16

Wrap in plastic; chill at least 1 hour and up to 2 days

17

Preheat oven to 400°F

18

Line baking sheet with parchment

19

Roll out dough on floured surface to 11-inch round

20

Transfer to prepared baking sheet

21

FOR FILLING: Mix flour and 2 teaspoons sugar in bowl

22

Sprinkle over crust, leaving 1 1/2-inch border

23

Place apricots cut side down on crust, placing close together and leaving 1-1/2 inch border at outer edge

24

Scatter cherries over apricots

25

Top with 4 tablespoons sugar

26

Fold pastry edges up around apricots, pressing against apricots to form scalloped border

27

Brush crust with butter; sprinkle with 1/2 tablespoon sugar

28

Bake until crust is golden and fruit is tender (some juices from fruit will leak onto parchment), about 1 hour

29

Remove from oven

30

Using pastry brush, brush tart with juices on parchment

31

Cool on parchment until lukewarm

32

Slide 9-inch-diameter tart pan bottom under tart, then place tart on platter

33

Serve with ice cream or yogurt

34

Mix flour and 2 teaspoons sugar in bowl

35

Sprinkle over crust, leaving 1 1/2-inch border

36

Place apricots cut side down on crust, placing close together and leaving 1-1/2 inch border at outer edge

37

Scatter cherries over apricots

38

Top with 4 tablespoons sugar

39

Fold pastry edges up around apricots, pressing against apricots to form scalloped border

40

Brush crust with butter; sprinkle with 1/2 tablespoon sugar

41

Bake until crust is golden and fruit is tender (some juices from fruit will leak onto parchment), about 1 hour

42

Remove from oven

43

Using pastry brush, brush tart with juices on parchment

44

Gently slide parchment with tart onto rack

45

Carefully run long knife under tart to loosen (crust is fragile)

46

Cool on parchment until lukewarm

47

Slide 9-inch-diameter tart pan bottom under tart, then place tart on platter

48

Serve with ice cream or yogurt