Fig and Strawberry Tart
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- Prep Time 30 minutes
- Total Time 3 hours 35 minutes
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Yield Makes one 10-inch tart
Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients
For the Crust:
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for surface
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
- Salt
- 1 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup ice water
For the Filling:
- 3/4 cup blanched hazelnuts, toasted
- 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- Salt
- 1 stick unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 2 tablespoons Armagnac, or other brandy, such as cognac
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 8 ounces figs (about 7), trimmed and halved lengthwise
- 8 ounces strawberries (1 1/2 cups), halved if large
- Garnish: whipped cream
Directions
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Make the crust: Pulse flour, granulated sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a food processor until combined. Add butter, and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some larger pieces remaining, about 10 seconds.
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Drizzle 1/4 cup ice water evenly over mixture. Pulse until mixture just begins to hold together (it should not be wet or sticky). If dough is too dry, add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and pulse. Press dough into a disk, and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour or overnight.
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Roll dough to a 14-inch circle (1/8 inch thick) on a floured surface. Fit dough into bottom and up sides of a 10-inch fluted round tart pan with a removable bottom. Trim excess dough flush with edges of pan using a knife. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prick bottom of tart shell all over with a fork, and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove weights, and bake until set, about 5 minutes more. Let cool. Leave oven on.
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Make the filling: Pulse hazelnuts in a food processor until finely chopped. Add sugars, zest, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; pulse to combine. Add butter, Armagnac, eggs, and vanilla; pulse until mixture is almost smooth.
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Spread filling evenly into tart shell. Top with figs and strawberries. Bake for 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees; bake until set and dark brown on top, about 1 hour more. Garnish with whipped cream.
Cook's Note
Make ahead: Dough can be frozen for up to 1 month. Thaw before using.
It's very easy to make blanched almonds or hazelnuts yourself - you just need to put nuts with their skins on in a bowl filled with hot water. After around 10-15 minutes you should be able to easily peel the nuts, if not, then keep them in the water for a little more, just make sure the water is hot. :)
I used a cake pan with removable bottom instead of fluted pan. I just overlapped the pie crust edges and blind baked. We were not thrilled with this tarts filling taste! I think the Camus cognac brandy I used was too over powering. Fresh figs and blanched hazelnuts also were hard to find in my area (MI) I used regular shelled hazelnuts. This tart was full of complex surprising flavor of the hazelnuts, cognac and baked fresh figs. I would not recommend it for those with a simpler palate. C-