Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 pound unsalted butter, cold
  • 2 tablespoons cold water
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 5 cups nectarines and plums seeded and sliced
  • 1 pint blueberries
  • 1 cup sugar
  • Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
  • Creme fraiche, for garnish

Method

  • Mix flour, sugar and salt in a mixing bowl.
  • Work butter into flour mixture with hands or a pastry blender until it resembles coarse meal.
  • Add enough cold water to bring dough together into a ball, handling dough as little as possible.
  • Wrap dough ball in plastic wrap.
  • Chill at least 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  • Roll the dough into a free form circle, approximately 14-inches in diameter.
  • Place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  • Sprinkle center of dough with 1/4 cup of flour.
  • Toss nectarines, plums and blueberries with 1 cup of sugar.
  • Spread mixture in center of dough to within 3 inches of edge.
  • Fold dough border over the mixture, leaving a circle uncovered in the center.
  • Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until the dough is golden brown and fruit is tender.
  • Dust with confectioners' sugar.
  • Serve warm or at room temperature with creme fraiche.
  • This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant.
  • The FN chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.