Plum Tart

Name: Plum Tart
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H10M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT1H30M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT2H10M0.000S
Yield: 1 tart
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 14 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into bits; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 to 4 tablespoons ice water; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch; 2 pounds small plums, pitted and quartered; 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice; Accompaniment: creme fraiche or lightly sweetened sour cream

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The tart shell can be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Plums may stand, coated with sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice and chilled, covered, 1 day. Stir well before proceeding.

Level: Easy
Total: 2 hr 10 min

Prep: 10 min
Inactive: 30 min
Cook: 1 hr 30 min

Yield: 1 tart

Level: Easy
Total: 2 hr 10 min

Prep: 10 min
Inactive: 30 min
Cook: 1 hr 30 min

Yield: 1 tart

Ingredients

Pastry dough:

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

14 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into bits

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 to 4 tablespoons ice water

Filling:

1/2 cup sugar

1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch

2 pounds small plums, pitted and quartered

1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

Accompaniment: creme fraiche or lightly sweetened sour cream

Directions

To make the dough: Blend together flour, butter, sugar, and salt in a bowl with your fingertips or a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal with some small (roughly pea-size) butter lumps. Drizzle evenly with 2 tablespoons ice water and gently stir with a fork until incorporated.
Squeeze a small handful: If it doesn't hold together, add more ice water, 1/2 tablespoon at a time, stirring until just incorporated, then test again. (Do not overwork mixture, or pastry will be tough.)
Turn out mixture onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 4 portions. With heel of your hand, smear each portion once or twice in a forward motion. Gather dough together with scraper and press into a ball, then flatten into a 5-inch disk. Chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 1 hour.
Roll out dough with a floured rolling pin into a 14-inch round on a lightly floured surface, then fit into tart pan. Trim excess dough, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang, then fold overhang inward and press against side of pan to reinforce edge. Chill 30 minutes.
To make filling while the shell chills: Stir together sugar and cornstarch in a large bowl. Add plums and lemon juice and toss to coat. Let stand, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes, or until juicy.
To assemble and bake tart: Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Arrange plum halves, skin sides down, in tart shell, overlapping in a rosette pattern. Halve any remaining plums lengthwise and randomly tuck in between plum halves in tart. Pour all juices from bowl over plums.
Bake tart in middle of oven 15 minutes, then reduce temperature to 375 degrees F. Cover tart loosely with foil and bake until plums are tender and juices are bubbling and slightly thickened, 40 to 50 minutes more. Brush warm juices in tart over plums. (Juices will continue to thicken as tarts cool.) Cool tart completely in pan on a rack.

Cook’s Note

1 (9-inch) tart pan with removable bottom

Recipe courtesy Gourmet Magazine

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