Easy Plum Tart

Name: Easy Plum Tart
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters almonds, chopped; 6 Tbsps unsalted butter, diced; 1 Juice lemon; 907 grams plums, halved and pitted; 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (half of a 17.3-ounce package), thawed; 177 milliliters sugar, plus more for sprinkling; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and seeds scraped out; 8 servings Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Easy Plum Tart might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 6g of protein, 30g of fat, and a total of 533 calories. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up sheet puff pastry, plums, vanilla bean, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 55 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

Lay the pastry on a floured surface and cut in half.

Sprinkle one piece with the almonds and some sugar; lay the other piece on top. Press together with a rolling pin to make a 6-by-14-inch rectangle. Score a 1-inch border with a knife. Pierce the middle with a fork and make small slits with a knife.

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Almonds

Sugar

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Rolling Pin

Knife

Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, brush with water and bake until golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on a rack.

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Water

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Oven

Stir 3/4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons water and the lemon juice in a heavy pan. Cover and cook over medium-high heat just until the sugar melts. Uncover and cook, swirling the pan, until amber, about 5 minutes.

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Lemon Juice

Sugar

Water

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Frying Pan

Remove from the heat; add the plums, 3 tablespoons butter and the vanilla pod and seeds. Cook over low heat, tossing, until the plums are soft and the sauce thickens, about 20 minutes.

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Vanilla Bean