Rustic Apricot Tart

Name: Rustic Apricot Tart
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 recipe sour cream pastry crust recipe; 59 milliliters packed brown sugar; 2 teaspoons flour; 0 teaspoons ground cardamom; 454 grams pitted and quartered fresh apricots; 59 milliliters raisins; 2 Tbsps chopped pecans; 1 serving Optional: egg wash and sprinkling sugar

Rustic Apricot Tart is a dessert that serves 6. One portion of this dish contains around 3g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 125 calories. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes. If you have recipe cream pastry crust recipe, ground cardamom, flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Rustic Apricot Tart, Rustic Apricot-cranberry Tart, and Rustic Pear Tart With Apricot Brandy.

Instructions

Assemble filling: In a medium bowl, mix the sugar, flour, and cardamom. (

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All Purpose Flour

Sugar

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Add a pinch of cayenne for a little extra zing if you want.) Fold in the apricot halves and raisins, until they are well coated with the mixture.

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Apricot

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Raisins

Set aside and let macerate for 10 minutes.

Then fold in the chopped pecans.

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Pecan Pieces

Roll out pie dough: If you are working with chilled pie dough, remove from the refrigerator to let stand for 10 minutes before rolling out.

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Pie Dough

Roll

Lightly flour a clean surface and roll out the pie dough to a 13-inch round of even thickness.

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Pie Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll

Place rolled out pie dough on foil (for grilling) OR baking sheet (for oven): If you are cooking on the grill, transfer the rolled-out pie dough to a large, lightly buttered, doubled over square of aluminum foil.

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Pie Dough

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Baking Sheet

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If you are baking in the oven, transfer to small-rimmed, lightly buttered baking sheet.

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Place the apricot mixture in the center of the pie dough round, leaving a border of 2 inches on all sides.

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Pie Crust

Apricot

Fold up edges: Fold the edges of the pie crust up and over so that a small circle of filling is visible.

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Pie Crust

If you want a pretty crust for your finished rustic tart, beat one egg with a tablespoon of milk or cream and brush some of it along the top of the tart crust.

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Milk

Egg

Sprinkle with coarse sugar.

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Coarse Sugar

Baking directions using a grill: Prepare grill (either charcoal or gas) for indirect medium heat. Carefully transfer the tart on foil to the grill. Make sure it isn't directly over any coals or gas flame. Cover the grill.

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Aluminum Foil

If your grill has a temperature gauge, try to keep the temp between 350°F and 400°F.

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Cook for 40-50 minutes, until crust is lightly browned and the filling is bubbly.

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Crust

Baking directions using an oven: Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook tart for 45-50 minutes, until the crust is lightly browned and the filling is bubbly.

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Crust

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Great served with vanilla ice cream.

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Vanilla Ice Cream

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Servings:

recipe sour cream pastry crust recipe 59milliliters

packed brown sugar 2teaspoons

flour 0teaspoons

ground cardamom 454grams

pitted and quartered fresh apricots 59milliliters

raisins 2Tbsps

chopped pecans 1serving

Optional: egg wash and sprinkling sugar

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Moscato Dasti, Port

Tart can be paired with Cream Sherry, Moscato d'Asti, and Port. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. You could try NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry. Reviewers quite like it with a 5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 19 dollars per bottle.