Fig and Sesame Tart with Cardamom Orange Cream

Name: Fig and Sesame Tart with Cardamom Orange Cream
Prep time: 3 d 3 h
Cook time: 3 d 3 h
Total time: 3 d 3 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons cinnamon; 118 milliliters confectioners sugar; 4 larges egg yolks; 355 milliliters ounces dried Turkish figs, stemmed and finely chopped; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour; 5 Tbsps granulated sugar; 0 teaspoons ground cardamom; 237 milliliters heavy cream; 2 Tbsps mild honey; 8 servings Accompaniment: fresh orange sections; 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh orange zest; 1 Tbsp orange-flower water (preferably Mymouné); 0 teaspoons salt; 3 Tbsps sesame seeds, toasted; 6 Tbsps 3/4 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 118 milliliters water

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Fig and Sesame Tart with Cardamom Orange Cream a try. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 8 servings with 431 calories, 6g of protein, and 24g of fat each. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 75 hours. A mixture of sesame seeds, salt, butter, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Pulse together flour, confectioners sugar, and salt in a food processor until combined.

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Powdered Sugar

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Food Processor

Add butter and process until mixture resembles fine meal.

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Butter

Add 3 yolks (reserving the fourth for egg wash) and process until it forms a smooth dough, 2 to 3 minutes. (Don't worry about overworking dough.)

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Dough

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Egg

Transfer dough to a work surface and gather into a ball, then divide into 3 equal pieces. Form one third of dough into a small disk, then form remaining dough into a larger disk. Chill disks, each wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 1 hour.

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Dough

Wrap

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Simmer figs, water, sugar, and cinnamon in a 1- to 2-quart heavy saucepan, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until mixture is thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in sesame seeds (3 tablespoons) and cook, stirring, 1 minute.

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Sesame Seeds

Cinnamon

Sugar

Water

Figs

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat and stir in orange-flower water, then transfer filling to a bowl. Cool filling to room temperature, about 30 minutes.

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Orange Flower Water

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Bowl

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place flan ring in center.

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Roll out larger disk of dough into an 11-inch round on a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin. (If dough is too firm to roll out, let stand at room temperature 5 minutes.) Fit dough into flan ring, pressing dough up side of ring (dough is very tender and tears easily; patch as needed; they will blend in during baking), then trim dough flush with top of ring. Spoon filling into crust and spread evenly.

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Crust

Dough

Roll

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Roll out remaining disk of dough into a 9-inch round on lightly floured surface with floured rolling pin. Gently lay round over filling, then roll rolling pin over top to trim. Patch if necessary.

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Roll

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Beat together remaining yolk and cream (1 tablespoon) in a cup with a fork and brush some of egg wash over top crust, then chill until egg wash appears darker and is slightly tacky, about 3 minutes.

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Cream

Crust

Egg Yolk

Egg

Brush with second coat of egg wash and chill again. Lightly score top with back of a small knife to make a decorative pattern and sprinkle with sesame seeds (1 teaspoon).

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Sesame Seeds

Egg

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Bake tart until top is golden, 30 to 35 minutes.

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Oven

Transfer tart on baking sheet to a rack and cool 10 minutes, then slide tart off parchment onto rack to cool. Gently remove ring.

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Baking Sheet

While tart bakes, stir together cream, honey, zest, and cardamom in a medium bowl and chill, covered. Just before serving, beat cream mixture with an electric mixer until it holds soft peaks.

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Cardamom

Cream

Honey

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Bowl

Serve tart, warm or at room temperature, with cream and oranges.

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Orange

Cream

·Tart can be baked 1 day ahead and cooled completely, uncovered, then kept, covered, at room temperature.·Cream mixture, before beating, can be chilled up to 4 hours (whip just before serving).

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Cream