This light and flavorful fruit tart combines a sweet custard with fresh fruit and a flaky crust.
Recipe type: More Tempting Treats
Serves: 1 (9-inch) tart
Ingredients
2[1/4] cupsall-purpose flour
[1/2] tsp.salt
2 TB.sugar
1 cup cold butter
[1/2] cupshortening
5 TB.ice water
2 cupsAshta Custard (recipe earlier in this chapter)
10strawberries, sliced
2kiwi, peeled and sliced
1 cupblueberries
1 cuppeach or apricot jam
3 TB.water
Instructions
In a food processor fitted with a chopping blade, pulse 2 cups all-purpose flour, salt, and sugar 5 times.
Add butter and shortening, and blend for 1 minute or until mixture is crumbly. Transfer mixture to a medium bowl.
Add ice water to batter, and mix just until combined.
Place dough on a piece of plastic wrap, form into a flat disc, and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 450ºF.
Dust your workspace with flour, and using a rolling pin, roll out dough to [1/8] inch thickness. Place rolled-out dough into an 9-inch tart pan, press to mold into pan, and cut off excess dough. Bake for 13 minutes.
Let tart cool for 10 minutes.
Place tart shell on a serving dish, and fill with Ashta Custard. Arrange strawberry slices, kiwi slices, and blueberries on top of tart.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, heat peach jam and water, stirring, for 2 minutes.
Using a pastry brush, brush top of fruit and tart with warmed jam.
Serve chilled and store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: [1/8] of tart Calories: 644 Fat: 39g Saturated fat: 20g Carbohydrates: 70g Sodium: 375mg Fiber: 2g Protein: 6g
Recipe by Dedemed at https://dedemed.com/mediterranean-fruit-tart/