Puff Pastry Fruit Tart
2019-10-01- Course: Cakes & Candy, Desserts
- Yield : 1
- Servings : 6
- Prep Time : 30m
- Cook Time : 20m
- Ready In : 50m
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Puff pastry is a flaky light pastry made from a laminated dough composed of dough and butter or other solid fat. The butter is put inside the dough (or vice versa), and the dough is repeatedly folded and rolled out before baking. similar to making a croissant – Wikipedia Using your choice of one fruit or a combination of several fruits, this dessert never gets old and sure to delight. Adapted from recipe at Pillsbury.com
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 3 cups pear chopped coarsely
- 1 peach coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup blueberry
- one sheet Puff Pastry ( 1/2 of a 17.3 ounce package)
- 2 tablespoons confectionery sugar
- 1/2 cup sweetened with cream optional
Directions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400°F
Step 2
Beat the egg and water in a small bowl with a fork and set aside
Step 3
Stir the corn starch, granulated sugar and cinnamon and a medium bowl
Step 4
Stir in the honey
Step 5
Add the pears and fruits and toss to coat
Step 6
Sprinkle the work surface with confectionery sugar
Step 7
Unfold the pastry sheet on the sugar and roll into a 12 x 10” rectangle. A smaller rectangle can be made but cooking time will increase based on the thickness of the rolled out pastry
Step 8
Placed the pastry rectangle sugar side down onto a baking sheet before filling. Recommend placing parchment paper on baking sheet
Step 9
Spoon pears and fruit mixture into the center of the pastry sheet to 2 inches of the edge
Step 10
Lift the edge of the pastry sheet in sections and fold over the mixture
Step 11
Brush the pastry with the egg mixture
Step 12
Bake for 20 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown Let it cool for 20 minutes on the baking sheet on a wire rack to let the cornstarch do its job
Step 13
Sprinkle with the powdered sugar and whipped cream. The tart really does not need it - it is a wonderful taste explosion
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