Monday, July 19, 2010

Fig Tart

Friday, I made a fig tart that is simply to die for. We had collected quite a few figs from our tree so that we had enough for the tart and still have some left over to simply eat!

This is definitely a great recipe and I thought I'd share it with you all!

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Rosanna Jolis's Fig Tart with Pink Peppercorn Glaze
from The Martha Stewart Cookbook
makes one 11-inch tart

Pastry Cream
1 cup milk
1/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 egg yolks, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Glaze
1 cup fig purée (English fig jam)
2 to 3 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon crushed pink peppercorns (we couldn't find any and I just used a little cracked black pepper, less than a teaspoon - I think it's stronger than pink peppercorns)

1 11-inch Pate Brisée tart shell (fine the recipe in this blog post), prebaked and cooled (or simply use your favorite pie crust)
12 ripe fresh figs, quartered (or more if you have small figs like we do)

To make the pastry cream, heat the milk in a heavy saucepan until hot but not boiling. Combine the sugar, flour, and salt in a mixing bowl, and slowly stir in the hot milk. Pour this mixture back into the saucepan and bring to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly. Cook the mixture until smooth and very thick.

Off the heat, beat in the egg yolks, one quarter at a time. Return the mixture to the heat and boil for about a minute, stirring vigorously. Remove from the heat and continue to beat until the mixture cools slightly. Stir in the vanilla and butter, blending thoroughly. Cover the pastry cream with plastic wrap, directly touching its surface and let it cool completely.

To make the glaze, put the fig purée in a saucepan over low heat and add just enough water to reach spreading consistency. Stir in the peppercorns and heat briefly.

To assemble the tart, stir 1 tablespoon of the glaze into the cooled pastry cream, for flavor, and spoon the cream evenly into the bottom of the tart shell. Arrange the quartered figs in concentric circles on top, and drizzle the remaining warm glaze over the figs. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Oh, so very good! 

28 comments:

  1. holy smokesssssssssssssssss!!! this is gorgeous and I can imagine delightful!!!

    you better hide this from Deborah or she may not eat anything I make!!! lol

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  2. that is absolutely beautiful! Oh my - how did you even get the nerve to cut into it - so lovely! You have really outdone yourself with this my friend! I just bet that Daniel was thrilled with this one! Save the last piece for me!

    Vicki

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  3. It looks absolutely delicious! Wish I had "Smell-O-Puter" too! :-)

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  4. OMG! This is not right. It's too early, I am almost blind, I cannot see. First I misread the title on my blogroll so I rushed here only to be greeted by a most beautiful, delectable tart. I need to eat something with my coffeeee. I am soooo hungry!!! BEAUTIFULBEAUTIFULBEAUTIFUL! Have a beautiful day dearest Silke. TSUP! TSUP!

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  5. And it is not fair either. Why do you bake all these delicious entrees and desserts and you are so slender???!!!

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  6. Kalimera Silke, goodmorning.This recipe is tooooo good looking I need to copy this one,I just bought new recipe cards too,lol.Thanks for sharing this.

    Happy new week!

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  7. Hello Agin! M=Notice I did not say how I misread it but you are so funny. Now I am going to work today with gas from too much laughing. Good morning! How are you?

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  8. Oh I got so excited I can't type. See? Your tart has that effect on me. HAHAHAH!

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  9. I am coming to live there!!! You post my favorite thing in the world and all I can do is look at it on the computer...I am going to CRY. LOUD. For a long time! :D
    I want your figs--I shall steal the tree! heehee

    XXOO!!
    Anne

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  10. Silke, Ces and I want to know if you make Daniel wear a fig leaf when it is hot----you know, classical art style and all????
    Enquiring minds want to know!

    XXOO!!
    Anne

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  11. Ces told me to write that you know....

    XXOO!!
    Innocent Anne

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  12. Okay, I lied.
    It was just me.... :D!

    XXOO!!
    Anne

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  13. WHATTTTTT? See how I get in trouble even if I don't do anything? All I wanted was to look at the Big, I mean the Fig Tart. What a tongue twister.
    Say
    Fig Tart
    Fig Tart
    Fig Tart
    Fig Tart
    Fig Tart
    Fig Tart

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  14. Tsup! Have a great day! Off to work I go!

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  15. Yeah yeah....um hmmmmm.....
    Silke..nudge, nudge.....
    Check her out.... ;D

    XXOO!!
    Anne

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  16. Fig leaf tart...oh yeah.....thats the whole thing Baby!
    not fig tart, fig tart, fig tart!

    XXOO!!
    Innocent Anne

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  17. Have a great day liebling, Silke! Tsup! Really going to work now. Tsup!

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  18. Send some over, please! :) LOL Looks amazing and SO pretty!!!! I actually had to purchase some figs from the store (boo!) and we ate it with greek yogurt, honey and walnuts. My hubby loved it! But oh how I wish I had FRESH figs. Yum!!! Theresa

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  19. It looks too fantastic - not enough fresh figs here! And much too expensive. I want to go live in Italy...

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  20. Ha, ha, ich hab zuerst gedacht, du hast dich nun auf das Malen von Blumen verlegt.
    Der Kuchen ist wirklich ein wahres Kunstwerk.
    Tatsächlich wie gemalt.
    da bleibt mir nur noch zu sagen: Guten Appetit

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  21. Now that is some beautiful Fig Tart!!!! Thank you for bringing it in the beer truck! Anne! Get your finger out of the tart! NAPKINS NAPKINS!!!! Girls stop fighting over the tart. Who said Big Fart???
    Oh dear. Oh dear. **kisskiss** Deb

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  22. Silke, this looks beautifull, and I`m sure tast just fantastic.
    As a matter of facht, we do have a fig baum in our garden, and normally there are lots of ripe figs on it in late august/sep--normally we just eat them like that--but this looks so jummy--uuhhmmm
    Love and blessings dear.
    Dorthe

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  23. Your tart is sooo beautiful! Maybe you need to start a collection of food art/photos! I can only guess how wonderful it tasted.

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  24. Omg.... I'm such a fig girl!! That looks sooooo amazing!!

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  25. Yummie! this is fig work of art. Bravo Silke!! You are a magician in the kitchen (that rhymed!) enjoy your beautiful tart.
    xoxo

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  26. oh my goodness....
    just look at that!

    it is gor-juss
    a work of art!!!

    love and hugs
    xo
    k

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  27. M-m-mmmmm....looks marvelous! Very beautiful presentation and I bet it tastes even better than it looks ;-)

    I guess you can tell I got over my fig wasp thingy I had for the past 2 years...yep, I'm over it and lovin' figs as much as ever!

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