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Shortbread tart with sweet apricots and rosemary
In this shortbread tart, the apricots, which are generally rather acidic after cooking, are first poached in syrup to give them a particular sweetness, which goes very well with the rosemary.
Last modified on: November 5th 2026
For 1 tart, you will need:
- 1
1 kg apricots - 2
1 litre 500 ml water - 3
150 g caster sugar - 4
2 lemons - 5
350 g flour - 6
180 g butter - 7 80 g caster sugar
- 8
5 g fine (or table) salt - 9
2 egg yolks - 10 75 g butter
- 11
2 sprigs rosemary - 12
20 g beaten egg - 13
2 tablespoons flakeds almonds - 14
2 tablespoons brown sugar - Total weight: 3,700 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation
1 hour
Cooking
1 hour 5 min.
All in all
2 hours 5 min.
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Step by step recipe
Step 1 - ⌛ 15 min.
Step 2 - ⌛ 10 min.
Prepare a syrup by pouring 1 litre 500 ml water, 150 g caster sugar and the juice of 2 lemons into a large saucepan over medium heat.
Bring to a simmer.
If possible, save half a lemon from the squeezed lemons, so you can use the zest immediately after cooking.
Bring to a simmer.
If possible, save half a lemon from the squeezed lemons, so you can use the zest immediately after cooking.
Step 3 - ⌛ 2 min.
Pour the apricot halves into the syrup and gently poach, still simmering, for 1 hour.
Meanwhile, make the shortbread pastry.
Meanwhile, make the shortbread pastry.
Step 4 - ⌛ 3 min.
The shortbread dough
Pour 350 g flour, 180 g butter, 80 g caster sugar and 5 g fine (or table) salt into the bowl of a mixer.
Step 5 - ⌛ 3 min.
Knead until you obtain a sandy dough.
Step 6 - ⌛ 3 min.
Add 2 egg yolks, and knead again...
Step 7 - ⌛ 1 min.
...then gather the dough into a ball by hand.
Step 8 - ⌛ 3 min.
Roll out the ball on a sheet of baking paper to a thickness of 1/2 centimeter, with a diameter of about 26 cm (10.5 inches).
Step 9 - ⌛ 3 min.
Place the dough, paper down, in a large 26 cm (10.5 inch) diameter tart tin, and press the dough down with your fingers to adjust its diameter to that of the tin.
Leave to rest in the fridge.
Leave to rest in the fridge.
Step 10 - ⌛ 2 min.
Step 11 - ⌛ 5 min.
Melt the butter, remove the surface foam, then turn off the heat and leave to infuse.
Step 12
Dressing the tart
After 1 hour, the apricots have become very soft.
Step 13 - ⌛ 5 min.
Drain, upside down, on a wire rack.
Set aside the remaining syrup for another use or recipe, as it freezes well.
Set aside the remaining syrup for another use or recipe, as it freezes well.
Step 14 - ⌛ 3 min.
Meanwhile, remove the pastry from the fridge and turn the tin over onto another sheet of baking paper placed on a baking sheet.
This will give you a very even disk of pastry for the future tart.
This will give you a very even disk of pastry for the future tart.
Step 15 - ⌛ 3 min.
Brush the pastry with the gilding.
Step 16 - ⌛ 5 min.
Garnish the entire surface with apricots, but don't be afraid to squeeze, as the apricots will shrink a little as they cook.
Step 17 - ⌛ 4 min.
Generously coat the apricots with the rosemary butter, then sprinkle over 2 tablespoons brown sugar.
Step 18 - ⌛ 50 min.
Finish with 2 tablespoons flakeds almonds and bake at 180°C (360°F) for 50 minutes.
Step 19 - ⌛ 2 min.
Remove from the oven and add a touch of rosemary butter...
Step 20 - ⌛ 1 min.
...and if possible, finish with a little lemon zest.
Step 21
Your tart is ready, decorate with a sprig of rosemary, and enjoy, if possible, warm or lukewarm.
Remarks
Try to have apricots that are a little firm, not too ripe, otherwise poaching will make them a little too soft.
If you have any rosemary butter left over, save it for later, for cooking vegetables for example, the taste is quite extraordinary.
If you prefer to use semi-salted butter, leave the salt out of the dough.
If you have any rosemary butter left over, save it for later, for cooking vegetables for example, the taste is quite extraordinary.
If you prefer to use semi-salted butter, leave the salt out of the dough.
Keeping: To be enjoyed during the day.
Source: Homemade.
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Nutritional information
| Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats | Calories | Energy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 2 g RDI=2 % | 17 g RDI=7 % | 6 g RDI=9 % | 134 kcal RDI=7 % | 559 kJ RDI=7 % |
| Whole recipe | 57 g RDI=88 % | 640 g RDI=242 % | 239 g RDI=328 % | 4,941 kcal RDI=247 % | 20,687 kJ RDI=247 % |
How much will it cost?
For 1 tart
9.35 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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