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SUMMER FRUIT TART HACK WITH PLUMS AND APRICOTS

baking tart [1]Seems like this is the summer of recipe “hacks,” the near-miraculous shortcuts that crack the code of everyday cookery. Or something like that.

As there are a about million blog posts [2] and Pinterest boards [3] dedicated to the pursuit of the hack, the time felt right to share one of my own.

Easy thing #1: This summer fruit tart recipe works well with all stone fruit — peaches, nectarines, plums, cherries, apricots, even pears. Easy thing #2: The crust is a no-rolling-needed affair.  

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You can add a little cinnamon or ground ginger to the crust if you’d like.  You can be fastidious and neatly fan out the fruit or just pile it in helter-skelter. Use one type of fruit or a mix. Add nuts — or not. Glaze with a clear jelly [5] if you so desire.

But all that’s absolutely necessary is fruit, sugar, butter and flour.

Plum tarte [6]SUMMER FRUIT TART HACK WITH PLUMS AND APRICOTS
Recipe for Summer Fruit Tart

CRUST:
1 1/2 cup flour
1 stick butter (1/2 cup), room temperature
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

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1/2 cup sugar
2 Tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup nuts – slivered almonds, chopped walnuts, pecan halves, pignoli
1/2 cup currant jelly, or other bright colored clear jelly

1. In mixing bowl add the flour, sugar and cinnamon. Slice up the butter and use your fingers to mix it in, pinching it  until it resembles coarse sand and holds together loosely when balled.

2. Press dough into the bottom and up the sides of a 9″ tart pan with a removable bottom.

3. Add the sliced fruit to the mixing bowl, along with 1/2 cup sugar, 2 Tablespoons flour, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix well, spoon into the crust, including the juices. Sprinkle the nuts over the top.

4. Bake at 375º for 45 minutes. You can put a cookie sheet on the rack below the tart, to catch any drips.

5. Remove from oven, let cool on a wire rack. Melt 1/2 cup of clear fruit jelly in the microwave and brush evenly on top of the fruit and nuts. Let cool completely before serving.

No one will be upset if you offer whipped cream or ice cream with a slice of Summer Fruit Tart.