Rhubarb Tart
- 1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons (or more) ice water
- 3 tablespoons apricot jam
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 3 3 x 1/2-inch strips lemon peel (yellow part only)
- 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
- 2 pounds fresh rhubarb, trimmed, cut diagonally into 1/2-inch-thick pieces (about 6 cups)
- Mix flour and salt in processor.
- Add butter and cut in, using off/on turns, until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Add sugar and egg yolks and process briefly to blend.
- Add 2 tablespoons water and process just until moist clumps form.
- If dough is dry, add more water by teaspoonfuls to moisten.
- Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk.
- Wrap in plastic and refrigerate until dough is firm enough to roll, about 30 minutes.
- (Can be prepared 1 day ahead.
- Keep refrigerated.
- Let soften slightly at room temperature before rolling.)
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Roll out dough disk on floured surface 12-inch round.
- Transfer to 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom.
- Trim crust overhang to 1/4 inch.
- Fold overhang in, creating double-thick sides.
- Freeze tart crust 15 minutes.
- Line crust with foil.
- Fill with dried beans or pie weights.
- Bake until sides are set, about 20 minutes.
- Remove foil and beans.
- Bake until crust is golden brown, piercing with fork if bubbles form, about 15 minutes.
- Brush crust with jam and bake until jam is set, about 5 minutes more.
- Transfer pan to rack and cool.
- Combine sugar and water in heavy large skillet over low heat.
- Stir until sugar dissolves.
- Add lemon peel and cinnamon stick.
- Increase heat and bring to boil.
- Add rhubarb and bring to boil.
- Reduce heat to medium-low.
- Cover pan and simmer until rhubarb is just beginning to soften, about 5 minutes.
- Remove pan from heat.
- Let stand covered until rhubarb is tender, about 15 minutes.
- Uncover and cool completely.
- Using slotted spoon, remove rhubarb from cooking liquid and arrange in concentric circles in crust.
- Strain cooking liquid into heavy small saucepan.
- Boil liquid until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 5 minutes.
- Cool syrup completely.
- Spoon syrup over rhubarb.
- (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead.
- Let stand at room temperature.)
flour, salt, butter, sugar, egg yolks, water, apricot jam, sugar, water, lemon, cinnamon, fresh rhubarb
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/rhubarb-tart-1962 (may not work)