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 22th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 tarts, you will need:
- 1
9 ¾ cups plums - 2
cup + 3 tablespoons butter - 3
2 tablespoons brown sugar - 4
1 1⁄3 cup Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 5
1 ½ tablespoon beaten egg (optional) - 6
½ cup ground hazelnuts - 7 4 tablespoons brown sugar
- 8
3 tablespoons apricot glaze (optional)
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 45 min. | 35 min. | 1 hour 20 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 2 min.
Rinse and dry 9 ¾ cups 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 cup + 3 tablespoons 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 .
Put cup + 3 tablespoons 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 1 1⁄3 cup Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) on top, rolled out into a circle as evenly as possible.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Spread ½ cup 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 |
| 5,237 Kcal or 21,926 Kj | 62 gr | 1,110 gr | 191 gr |
| 262 % | 24 % | 105 % | 29 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 246 Kcal or 1,030 Kj | 3 gr | 52 gr | 9 gr |
| 12 % | 1 % | 5 % | 1 % |
| Per tart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,619 Kcal or 10,965 Kj | 31 gr | 555 gr | 95 gr |
| 131 % | 12 % | 52 % | 14 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 tarts : 7.93 €
- Per tart : 3.97 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Plums: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Plum and hazelnut crumble, Creamy plum and pear clafoutis, Plum tart, Autumn apple and plum crumble pie, Clafoutis-style plum financier , ... All |
 | Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leek and fresh tuna tart, Thin cherry tomato and pesto tart, Nanou's tuna tart, Small cheese and bacon rolls , Express apple tart, ... All |
 | Ground hazelnuts: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rich hazelnut buttercream, Hazelnut and orange cake, Autumn apple and plum crumble pie, Piedmont pyramids, Hazelnut and cherry financiers, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gnocchi alla romana, Tyrolean apple crumble, Pesto crackers, Cookies of the Camisards, Sauce Normande (for fish), ... All |
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