Concord Grape Jam Tart
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/4 cup ice water
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten, for egg wash
- Coarse sanding sugar, for sprinkling
- 1 1/2 pounds Concord grapes, stems removed
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- Pinch of salt
- Creme fraiche, for serving
- Make the crust: Pulse flour, granulated sugar, and salt in a food processor.
- Add butter, and process until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Drizzle with the ice water, and pulse until mixture just begins to hold together.
- Shape dough into 2 disks.
- Wrap each in plastic, and refrigerate 1 hour or up to 1 day.
- Make the jam: Combine grapes and lemon juice in a medium nonreactive saucepan over high heat.
- Cook, stirring frequently, until grapes release their juices, about 7 minutes.
- Strain through a fine sieve.
- (You should have 1 1/2 to 2 cups juice.)
- Return juice to saucepan over high heat, stir in granulated sugar and salt, and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, and simmer until temperature registers 220F on a candy thermometer, about 8 minutes.
- Transfer jam to a bowl, and let cool, stirring occasionally.
- (Jam will keep, covered, up to 2 weeks in refrigerator.)
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out each disk of dough 1/8 inch thick.
- Transfer 1 round to a parchment-lined baking sheet, and fit other round into a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom.
- Trim excess dough flush with rim.
- Refrigerate or freeze shell and round until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Using the wide bases of 2 metal pastry tips (one 3/4 inch in diameter and one 1 inch), cut clusters of holes in dough on baking sheet to resemble a bunch of grapes.
- Using a paring knife, cut a stem at the top.
- Freeze dough until firm, about 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Spread 1 cup grape jam over tart shell.
- (Reserve remaining jam for another use.)
- Brush edge of dough with egg wash. Slide remaining dough round on top, centering design.
- Press edges to seal, and trim excess dough.
- Brush top with egg wash, then sprinkle with sanding sugar.
- Refrigerate tart 30 minutes.
- Transfer tart to a rimmed baking sheet.
- Bake 15 minutes, then gently tap pan on counter to release air bubbles.
- Bake until golden brown and bubbling, 15 to 20 minutes more.
- Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely.
- Unmold, and transfer to a platter.
- Serve with creme fraiche.
flour, granulated sugar, coarse salt, cold unsalted butter, water, egg, sanding sugar, grapes, lemon juice, sugar, salt, creme fraiche
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/concord-grape-jam-tart-389790 (may not work)