Italian Plum Tart (Tarte aux Quetsches)

Name: Italian Plum Tart (Tarte aux Quetsches)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp brandy; 1 egg yolk; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest; 8 Tbsps stick unsalted butter or pareve margarine, cut into 8 pieces; 3 Tbsps plum or other fruit jam; 680 grams Italian blue plums; 0 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters sugar

The recipe Italian Plum Tart (Tarte aux Quetsches) could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in about 45 minutes. This dairy free recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains approximately 3g of protein, 12g of fat, and It works well as a dessert. Head to the store and pick up ground cinnamon, pareve margarine, flour, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

To make the crust, pulse the flour, sugar, salt, and butter or margarinetogether in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steelblade until crumbled. Then add the egg yolk, and pulse until thedough comes together.

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Put the dough in the center of an ungreased 9-inch tart pan witha removable bottom. Dust your fingers with flour, and gently pressout the dough to cover the bottom and sides of the pan. Refrigeratefor at least 30 minutes.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Frying Pan

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees, and bake the crust for 10 minutes.Reduce the oven to 375 degrees, and bake for another 5 minutes.

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Remove the crust from the oven, and let cool slightly. Reducethe oven temperature to 350 degrees.

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Crust

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Mix the jam with the brandy in a small bowl, and spread over thebottom of the crust. Pit the plums, and cut them into four pieceseach. Starting at the outside, arrange the plums in a circle so thatall the pieces overlap, creating concentric circles that wind into thecenter of the pan.

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Brandy

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Plum

Jam

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Sprinkle with the cinnamon and lemon zest.

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Lemon Zest

Cinnamon

Return the tart to the oven, and bake for about 30 minutes, oruntil the crust is golden brown and the plums are juicy.

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Plum

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Remove thetart from the oven, sprinkle on the sugar, and serve warm or atroom temperature.

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Sugar

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Servings:

1Tbsp

brandy 1

egg yolk 237milliliters

all-purpose flour 1teaspoons

ground cinnamon 1teaspoon

grated lemon zest 8Tbsps

stick unsalted butter or pareve margarine, cut into 8 pieces 3Tbsps

plum or other fruit jam 680grams

Italian blue plums 0teaspoons

salt 59milliliters

sugar

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Italian on the menu? Try pairing with Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. One wine you could try is Castello di Meleto Chianti Classico Gran Selezione. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 62 dollars.