Best Holiday Fruit Tart Recipes

Holiday Fruit Tart image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
Pate Brisee (Pie Dough)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons dark-brown sugar
1/4 cup currants
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup citron
1/4 cup candied orange peel, chopped into 1/4-inch pieces
1 cup finely chopped blanched almonds (4 ounces), toasted
Zest of 1 lemon, finely grated
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons brandy
1/4 cup unsulfured molasses
2 large eggs

Steps:

On a lightly floured work surface, roll out 3/4 of pate brisee to fit a rectangular 13-by-4-inch tart pan to thickness of 1/8 inch. Place pastry in pan; gently press down with your fingers into edges and along rim. Trim pastry along edge of pan. Cover with plastic; refrigerate, along with remaining dough, while making filling.
Sift flour, salt, and spices into bowl. Add sugar, dried fruit, citron, orange peel, almonds, zest, and juice. Stir in brandy, molasses, and 1 beaten egg. Pack into pastry-lined tin.
On a lightly floured work surface, roll out remaining dough to 1/8 inch thick. Moisten edges of pastry in tart tin with water; place rolled dough over filling. Seal well, and trim excess dough. Chill tart for 1 hour.
Heat oven to 325 degrees. Make three slits with a knife for air vents. Whisk remaining egg with 1 tablespoon water in small bowl. Brush tart with egg wash, place tart in oven, and bake until pastry is golden brown and flaky, about 1 hour and 40 minutes. Let cool on wire rack to room temperature. Using a serrated knife, slice into 3/4-inch-thick slices.

Pate Brisee for Holiday Fruit Tart image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Yield Makes enough for 1 double cryst 13 by 4 inch tart

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) cold, unsalted butter, cut into 1/2 inch piecess
1/4 to 1/2 cup ice water

Steps:

Combine flour, salt, and butter in a food processor. Process until mixture resembles coarse meal, about 8 seconds. Add ice water drop by drop through feed tube with machine running, just until dough holds together.
Turn the dough out onto a large piece of plastic wrap. Press the dough down into disc with your hands. Wrap in plastic, and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.