Plum tart
This tart made with sweetcrust pastry and almond cream is especially tasty with those rather sour little plums that can be found in such profusion in late summer.
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Last modified on: September 6th 2017
Keywords for this recipe:TartPlumsPrunesAlmond creamFrangipaneSweet crust pastryPastryFor 1 tart, you will need:
- 1
300 g Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) - 2
400 g plums - 3
3 tablespoons caster sugar - 4
300 g Almond cream or frangipane - Total weight: 1,045 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 min. | 1 hour | 40 min. | 2 hours 37 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 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.
Stage 2 - 20 min.
Wash 400 g plums, cut in half and remove stones.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Pour 3 tablespoons caster sugar onto plums, and mix well...
Stage 4 - 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.
We do that to remove some of the plum juice, which would otherwise make the tart too soggy.
Stage 5 - 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.
Remove tart from fridge and spread 300 g Almond cream or frangipane in an even layer.
Stage 6
Arrange plums on almond cream in a circle starting at the edge...
Stage 7 - 10 min.
...and working inwards to centre.
Stage 8 - 40 min.
Put in the oven for about 40 minutes.
If possible, eat while still warm.
If possible, eat while still warm.
Stage 9
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.
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.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, covered by a plastic film.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,627 Kcal or 10,999 Kj | 50 gr | 477 gr | 186 gr |
| 131 % | 19 % | 45 % | 28 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 251 Kcal or 1,051 Kj | 5 gr | 46 gr | 18 gr |
| 13 % | 2 % | 4 % | 3 % |
| Per tart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,627 Kcal or 10,999 Kj | 50 gr | 477 gr | 186 gr |
| 131 % | 19 % | 45 % | 28 % |
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Source
Home made, and warmly dedicated to Denis and Chantal who produce the best Grenoux plums in the world.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Plums: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Clafoutis-style plum financier , Smart plum tart, Plum tart "En passant par la Lorraine", Stewed plums, How to freeze plums, ... All |
 | Almond cream or frangipane: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rhubarb tart, Pear tart with almond cream, Apple amandine tarts from Brélès, Apricot and almond cream tart, Mini almond-morello tarts, ... All |
 | Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Simple maple-syrup tart, Tatin apple diplomat tart, Lemon tart, Rhubarb tart, Strawberry tart, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Santiago Cake, Toffee apple upside-down cake, Pistachio confectioner's custard, Minted Melon, Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée), ... All |
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