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Almond-Plum Tart
Almond-Plum Tart
From: [email protected] (Stephanie da Silva)
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1993 10:12:53 GMT
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1/4 cups all-purpose flour
teaspoons sugar
/2 teaspoon salt
/3 cup shortening
to 4 tablespoons cold water
to 10 plums
cup finely ground almonds
/3 cup sugar
egg
/2 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
/4 teaspoon almond extract
tablespoons butter
/3 cup currant jelly, melted
For pastry, stir together the flour, the 2 teaspoons sugar, and salt. Cut
in shortening till pieces are the size of small peas. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon
of the water over part of the mixture; gently toss with a fork. Push to
side of bowl; repeat till all is moistened. Form dough into a ball.
On a lightly floured surface roll dough into a 12 inch circle. Transfer to
a 9 inch quiche dish. Trim edges of dough even with rim of pan.
Halve and pit plums. In a mixer bowl, combine almonds, the 1/2 cup sugar,
egg, lemon peel, connamon, and almond extract. Beat with electric mixer on
low speed till combined. Spread almond mixture evenly in pastry shell.
Place plums, cut side down, atop almond mixture. Dot with butter.
Bake in a 375F oven 50 minutes or until crust is brown and juice from plums
is nearly evaporated. Cool on wire rack. Brush top with melted jelly.
Makes 6 to 8 servings.
mara
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/pie/sweet/almond-plum-tart.html [12/17/1999 11:30:04 AM]
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