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Smart plum tart

This is a very simple tart recipe that combines the flavours of plums and hazelnuts. It stays crisp after cooking because it is baked in two stages.

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Last modified on: September 22^th 2021

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For 2 tarts, you will need:

1 1 kg 600 g plums
2 40 g butter
3 2 tablespoons brown sugar
4 300 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
5 20 g beaten egg (optional)
6 100 g ground hazelnuts
7 4 tablespoons brown sugar
8 40 g apricot glaze (optional)
Total weight: 2,130 grams

Change these quantities to make: 1 tart 2 tarts 3 tarts

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Time required for this recipe:

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45 min.	35 min.	1 hour 20 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 2 min.

Rinse and dry 1 kg 600 g plums.

Stage 2 - 15 min.

Cut the plums in half and remove the stones.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Put 40 g butter in a small ramekin and put in the oven while it is warming up. This is a good tip for using the oven heat if you are going to need melted butter later .

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Lay a sheet of cooking parchment on a baking sheet and scatter 2 tablespoons brown sugar over.

Stage 5 - 1 min.

Lay 300 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) on top, rolled out into a circle as evenly as possible.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

This is not essential, but you can glaze the edge of the pastry (1/2 inch or 1 cm) using a brush.

Stage 7 - 3 min.

Spread 100 g ground hazelnuts over the puff pastry, leaving the edge (about 1/2 inch or 1 cm) clear.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Arrange the plums in rings, standing them on edge.

A tip to get started: Put something with a bit of weight to it (a plastic block here) and lean the first plum against it, taking it away to complete the ring.

Stage 9 - 10 min.

Complete the filling. As with any tart, it needs plenty of fruit.

Stage 10 - 1 min.

Take the melted butter out of the oven. Remember to be careful as the dish will be hot. Brush the tops of the fruit generously with butter.

Stage 11 - 1 min.

Sprinkle brown sugar generously over.

Stage 12 - 25 min.

Bake for 25 minutes.

Stage 13 - 10 min.

After this time, take the tart out of the oven. Lift it on the cooking parchment and slide it onto oven-proof wire rack.

Put the tart back in the oven for a further 10 to 15 minutes (watch for browning). This is the secret of a really crisp tart.

Stage 14 - 2 min.

Leave to cool then, if possible, glaze with apricot jelly.

Serve warm or cold.

Remarks

If don't have ground hazelnuts, use ground almonds instead.

You can vary this idea with different fruits, according to the season: mirabelles or apricots for instance.

If using commercial ready-rolled pastry, this will take a good 2 pounds (1kg) of plums and 3 oz (80 g of ground hazelnuts.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Based on a recipe by Christophe Michalak.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
6,421 Kcal or 26,883 Kj	196 gr	2,121 gr	1,122 gr
321 %	75 %	200 %	170 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
301 Kcal or 1,260 Kj	9 gr	100 gr	53 gr
15 %	4 %	9 %	8 %

Per tart
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,210 Kcal or 13,440 Kj	98 gr	1,061 gr	561 gr
161 %	38 %	100 %	85 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten, Sulfites, Egg, Nuts

How much will it cost?

For 2 tarts : 7.93 €
Per tart : 3.97 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Plums: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Stewed plums, Clafoutis-style plum financier , Autumn apple and plum crumble pie, Angevin plum pâté, Jelly-style plum jam, ... All
	Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cheese and tomato tart, Courgette tart with mint, Tart Tatin, Sicilian Epiphany Pie, Pissaladière with puff pastry, ... All
	Ground hazelnuts: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Piedmont pyramids, Chocolate mousse with hazelnuts, Hazelnut and orange cake, Rich hazelnut buttercream, Autumn apple and plum crumble pie, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette", Potimarron (chestnut pumpkin) "au gratin", Caramelized apple and walnut cake, Cramique, Two-cheese vegetable gratin, ... All

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