Summer Fruit Tart with Lavender Syrup
- All-purpose flour, for dusting
- Tart Dough (page 224)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup loosely packed fresh lavender leaves (or dried organic lavender)
- 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- Pastry Cream (page 392)
- 1/2 small ripe Charentais melon, peeled and thinly sliced
- 10 small fresh strawberries, halved
- 1/2 pint fresh blackberries
- 1/2 pint fresh blueberries
- On a well-floured surface, roll out dough to a 16-by-6-inch rectangle, about 1/4 inch thick.
- With a dry pastry brush, sweep off excess flour; fit dough into a 14-by-4-inch rectangular tart pan with a removable bottom, pressing into corners.
- Using a rolling pin or a sharp paring knife, trim dough flush with top edge of pan.
- Prick the bottom of the dough all over with a fork.
- Chill tart shell until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375F.
- Line the chilled tart shell with parchment paper, leaving a 1-inch overhang.
- Fill with pie weights or dried beans.
- Bake until edges are golden, 15 to 17 minutes.
- Remove parchment and weights.
- Return to oven; continue baking until golden brown all over, about 20 minutes more.
- Cool completely on a wire rack.
- In a small saucepan, combine sugar with 1/4 cup water, lavender, and lemon juice.
- Bring mixture to a boil, then turn off heat.
- Set aside to steep, covered, for 20 minutes.
- Strain syrup into a bowl and set aside to cool.
- In an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
- Using a rubber spatula, fold whipped cream into 1 1/2 cups of Pastry Cream until combined; pour into the tart shell.
- Arrange fruit on top of cream.
- Using a pastry brush, gently brush lavender syrup over fruit.
- Serve immediately.
flour, dough, sugar, lavender leaves, freshly squeezed lemon juice, heavy cream, pastry cream, charentais, fresh strawberries, fresh blackberries, blueberries
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/summer-fruit-tart-with-lavender-syrup-390287 (may not work)