Plum Tart with Goat Cheese and Walnut-Thyme Streusel

Name: Plum Tart with Goat Cheese and Walnut-Thyme Streusel
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters all purpose flour; 1 pinch Pinch of freshly ground black pepper; 0 teaspoons coarse kosher salt; 1 egg yolk; 8 servings Fleur de sel; 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves; 227 grams soft fresh goat cheese; 79 milliliters (packed) golden brown sugar; 0 teaspoons ground cardamom; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 3 Tbsps honey; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 454 grams large plums (about , halved, pitted, cut into 1/4-inch-thick wedges; 118 milliliters powdered sugar; 237 milliliters ounces whole-milk ricotta cheese; 1 Tbsp sugar; 118 milliliters (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 85 grams 2/3 cup walnuts (about

Plum Tart with Goat Cheese and Walnut-Thyme Streusel is If you have all purpose flour, pepper, fleur de sel, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Blend first 4 ingredients in processor until nuts are finely ground.

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Nuts

Add butter; blend until coarse meal forms.

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Butter

Add egg yolk; blend until moist clumps form. Press dough onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Cover; chill 1 hour.

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Egg Yolk

Dough

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Tart Form

Preheat oven to 350°F. Blend flour, walnuts, both sugars, coarse salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom in processor until nuts are finely ground.

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Coarse Salt

Cardamom

Cinnamon

Walnuts

Nutmeg

All Purpose Flour

Nuts

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Oven

Add thyme and blend 5 seconds.

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Thyme

Transfer mixture to medium bowl.

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Bowl

Add butter. Using fingertips, rub in until small moist clumps form.

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Butter

Dry Seasoning Rub

Spread streusel mixture on rimmed baking sheet.

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Spread

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Baking Sheet

Bake 8 minutes. Stir, then continue baking until golden brown, about 7 minutes longer. Cool streusel completely (mixture will become crisp).

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Oven

Combine both cheeses, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon oil, sugar, nutmeg, coarse salt, and pepper in large bowl; stir to blend well. Refrigerate while baking crust.

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Coarse Salt

Nutmeg

Pepper

Crust

Honey

Sugar

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line crust with foil; fill with dried beans or pie weights.

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Dried Beans

Crust

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Bake crust until sides are set, about 15 minutes.

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Crust

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Oven

Remove foil and beans. Continue to bake crust until golden brown, pressing with back of fork if crust bubbles, about 15 minutes longer. Cool crust completely.

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Beans

Crust

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Oven

Aluminum Foil

Spread cheese filling in crust. Arrange plums in concentric circles atop filling, leaving 3/4-inch plain border.

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Cheese