APRICOT TART WITH BROWN SUGAR & CINNAMON PASTRY

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Apricot tart with brown sugar & cinnamon pastry image

Serve this when you have a crowd to feed, with vanilla ice cream or slightly sweetened mascarpone

Provided by Mary Cadogan

Categories     Afternoon tea, Dessert

Time 1h30m

Number Of Ingredients 8

200g plain flour , plus extra for dusting
2 tsp cinnamon
140g cold butter , cut into small chunks
85g light muscovado sugar
1 egg , separated
1 tbsp polenta
700g apricot , halved and stoned
1 tbsp demerara sugar

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the flour and cinnamon in a food processor, then add the butter. Process to make fine crumbs. Reserve 2 tbsp of the sugar, then add the remainder and briefly mix. Add the egg yolk and 1 tbsp water, then pulse to make a firm dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and briefly knead. Wrap in cling film and chill for 30 mins.
  • Toss apricots in the reserved sugar. Roll out pastry on a sheet of baking parchment to a roughly 30cm round. Slide the paper and pastry onto a large baking sheet. Sprinkle the central 20cm with the polenta, then cover with apricot halves, cut sides up. Flop edges of the pastry over the apricots, leaving the centre uncovered. Lightly beat egg white and brush over the pastry. Sprinkle with remaining sugar, then bake for 30-35 mins until the pastry is crisp and the apricots tender.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 311 calories, Fat 16 grams fat, SaturatedFat 9 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 40 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 20 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.31 milligram of sodium

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