Peach Melba Tart
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 peach, diced
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 wide strips lemon zest 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 8 -ounce package cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
- 2 firm peaches, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup raspberries
- Make the crust: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spread the almonds on a baking sheet and bake until slightly golden, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer to a bowl and let cool completely.
- Combine the flour, 1/3 cup of the toasted almonds, the granulated sugar and salt in a food processor and pulse until finely ground.
- Add the butter and pulse until the mixture looks like coarse meal.
- Add 2 tablespoons ice water and pulse until the dough just comes together.
- Turn out the dough onto a piece of plastic wrap and form into a disk; wrap tightly and refrigerate until slightly firm, about 15 minutes.
- Unwrap the dough and press evenly into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom.
- Freeze until firm, about 10 minutes.
- Place the tart pan on a baking sheet.
- Line the crust with foil and fill with pie weights or dried beans.
- Bake until the edge of the crust is slightly golden, about 20 minutes.
- Remove the foil and weights and continue baking until the crust is golden brown all over, 15 to 20 more minutes.
- Transfer to a rack to cool completely.
- Make the glaze: Combine the diced peach, granulated sugar, lemon zest and juice, and 1 cup water in a small saucepan.
- Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook until the peach is soft and the glaze is thickened, about 10 minutes.
- Remove the lemon zest; let the glaze cool.
- Make the filling: Mix the ricotta, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and nutmeg in a bowl with a mixer until smooth; spread evenly in the crust.
- Arrange the sliced peaches on top of the filling in concentric circles.
- Brush with all but about 1 tablespoon of the glaze.
- Gently toss the raspberries with the remaining glaze, then scatter on top of the tart along with the remaining toasted almonds.
- Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate up to 4 hours.
- Photograph by Yunhee Kim
almonds, flour, sugar, salt, cold unsalted butter, peach, granulated sugar, wide strips lemon zest, ricotta cheese, cream cheese, confectioners, nutmeg, peaches, raspberries
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/peach-melba-tart-recipe.html (may not work)