Peach and Custard Tart
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons confectioners sugar
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter, chilled, cut into cubes
- 2 large peaches
- 2 eggs, lightly whisked
- 2 tablespoons superfine sugar
- 2/3 cup whipping cream
- 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Put the flour, confectioners sugar, and butter in a food processor and process until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Add 34 tablespoons iced water and pulse until the mixture comes together and forms a dough.
- Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and bring together in a ball.
- Cover with plastic wrap and put in the fridge for 30 minutes to rest.
- Preheat the oven to 375F.
- Lightly grease a 9 1/2-inch loose-bottomed fluted flan pan with melted butter, then place on a baking sheet.
- Roll out the pastry between two sheets of baking paper and line the prepared pan, trimming the edges.
- Line the pastry shell with a piece of crumbled baking paper, and pour in rice or beans to cover the base.
- Cook in the oven for 15 minutes, then remove the paper and rice and cook for a further 10 minutes, or until the pastry is cooked and lightly golden in color.
- Allow the pastry to cool.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 325F.
- Cut the peaches in half and remove the stones.
- Finely slice the peaches and arrange in a circular pattern over the pastry base.
- Whisk together the eggs, sugar, cream, and nutmeg.
- Carefully pour the mixture over the peaches.
- Bake in the oven for 2530 minutes, or until the mixture is just set.
- Allow to cool completely before serving.
flour, confectioners sugar, unsalted butter, peaches, eggs, sugar, whipping cream, ground nutmeg
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/peach-and-custard-tart (may not work)