Monday, August 31, 2009

Seasonal Fruit Makes a Great Rustic Tart



Hello Fellow foodies,

It is good to be back talking food again. I apologize for my absence.

Have we talked about ripe summer plums and turning them into a rustic tart? Ok, here is the deal. It doesn't have to be plums(although they rock).

It could be peaches, blueberries, raspberries, nectarines, huckleberries, and any combination of the above .

You can buy pie crust, make it yourself, or use pizza dough.

Roll it out in a rough round shape. Brush the dough with melted butter or olive oil.


Make a mound of fresh fruit sprinkle with a pinch of salt, a light layer of cinnamon, sugar,and or brown sugar. If the fruit is particularly juicy, I would toss a tsp of flour in the mix with perhaps a pat of butter.

Roll up the edges, nothing fancy needed, to enclose the fruit & juice, bake on parchment paper at 350 degrees for approx 20 minutes. Check between 10 & 12 minutes because every oven is different and when the crust is golden brown and the fruit is bubbling, you are there.

There is one more option and that is to brush the ridge of dough with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar, it simply looks good and adds an additional taste-texture.

Now is the time, TRY IT! I forgot the best secret of all... I crushed vanilla wafers and butter, then sprinkled them on top before baking.

The picture you see is prior to baking, let me know what you think!


Until next time,


Eat healthy and be happy


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