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Viewed: 40 - Published at: 6 years agoIngredients
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 10 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 large egg yolk
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- Vegetable oil for greasing
- 3 large egg yolk., lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 vanilla been, split lengthwise
- 2/3 cup apricot preserves
- 2 teaspoons Cointreau or Grand Marnier (optional)
- 3 kiwis, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 ripe mango, pitted, peeled, and thinly sliced (see Notes)
- 1/4 fresh pineapple, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
- 10 blackberries
- 10 raspberries
- 10 strawberries, thinly sliced
Method
- To make the dough, in a food processor fitted with the metal blade, combine the flour, sugar, and salt and pulse just a few seconds to blend.
- Add the chilled butter pieces and process for 1 minute or less, until mixture is the consistency of a coarse meal.
- Whisk together the egg yolk and water in a small bowl.
- Pour the egg mixture into the feed tube of the processor.
- As the egg mixture moistens the dry ingredients, pulse steadily until the dough gathers into a ball and all of the liquid is incorporated.
- Remove the dough from the processor, flatten into a disk about 1-inch thick, and wrap in plastic.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 375F.
- With a rolling pin, oil out the dough on a lightly floured work surface into a 14-inch round.
- Drape over an 11-inch round tart pan with a removable bottom and gently push the dough into the bottom and up the sides of the pan.
- Trim the top edge of the tart by running the rolling pin over the edge of the pan.
- Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at Least 15 minutes.
- Lightly oil a sheet of aluminum foil.
- Fit the foil gently into the chilled crust, oil side down.
- Fill the pan with pie weights or dried beans over the foil and bake until the sides of the crust are set, about 15 minutes.
- Remove the foil and beans.
- Continue to bake until the crust is golden, about 5 to 8 minutes longer, piercing it with a fork if bubbles form.
- Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
- To make the pastry cream, with a whisk or an electric mixer, beat the egg yolks with the sugar and cornstarch in a bowl until thick and well blended.
- Set aside.
- Place the milk in a heavy saucepan over medium heat.
- Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean with the tip of a knife and add to the milk, along with the scraped bean husk.
- Bring to a simmer and remove from the heat.
- Slowly add a few spoonfuls of the hot milk into the yolk and sugar mixture, whisking vigorously to temper the eggs (see Notes).
- Gradually add the remaining hot milk mixture, mixing constantly.
- Return the mixture to the saucepan and whisk over medium heat until it thickens and comes to a simmer.
- Simmer for 1 minute, stirring all the while.
- Pour the pastry cream into a clean bowl.
- Press plastic wrap onto the surface to prevent a skin from forming and refrigerate for 3 hours, or until thoroughly chilled.
- (If youre short on time, see Notes.)
- To make the tarts glaze: Put the apricot preserves in a small, heavy saucepan.
- Stir over low heat until melted.
- Transfer to a food processor and puree until smooth.
- Strain the puree through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl.
- To assemble the tart, with a pastry brush, apply about one-third of the strained apricot jelly evenly over the bottom surface of the prebaked crust.
- Remove the pastry cream from the refrigerator and soften by mixing with a spoon.
- Taste the pastry cream, and if you like, add the Cointreau.
- Spread all of the pastry cream evenly over the brushed layer of jelly.
- Arrange the cut fruit and berries decoratively over the pastry cream, alternating colors and textures.
- Rewarm the remaining apricot puree and brush lightly over the fruit.
- Chill the tart until ready to serve.