Plum tart
Step by step recipe:
- 20 min.
Roll out 300 g Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée), furnish with it a 10 inches (26 centimeters) tart tin or mould, prick all over base with a fork or pique-vite and leave in the fridge. - 20 min.
Wash 400 g plums, cut in half and remove stones. - 2 min.
Pour 3 tablespoons caster sugar onto plums, and mix well... - 1 hour
... then tip into a strainer and leave to stand for about 1 hour.
We do that to remove some of the plum juice, which would otherwise make the tart too soggy. - 5 min.
Preheat oven to 390°F (200°C).
Remove tart from fridge and spread 300 g Almond cream or frangipane in an even layer. 
Arrange plums on almond cream in a circle starting at the edge...- 10 min.
...and working inwards to centre. - 40 min.
Put in the oven for about 40 minutes.
If possible, eat while still warm. - You can see the full recipe in this small video.
Remarks:
For a richer dessert (which I love), serve it with vanilla ice cream and a little whipped cream (crème chantilly).It's quite important to use slightly sour plums, the taste really is superior, otherwise with greengages, for example, the taste will be rather dull.
You will probably read in other recipes that you should put plums the other way up in the tart to avoid too much juice flowing out. After making the tart both ways, I'm not really convinced, but of course you could try it.
Source:
Home made, and warmly dedicated to Denis and Chantal who produce the best Grenoux plums in the world.Grade this recipe
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