Peach Tart
- 1 11-inch pastry shell, fully cooked
- 1 1/2 pounds peaches
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon red currant jelly
- 1/2 cup brandy
- 1/2 cup water
- Place the peaches in boiling water for a couple of minutes.
- Remove them with a slotted spoon and skin them.
- Slice them and set aside.
- Combine the sugar, jelly, brandy and water in a shallow pan.
- Bring to boil, add the peaches and poach gently until they are barely soft.
- (This should take about five minutes.)
- Remove with a slotted spoon and cool.
- Pour the poaching liquid into a small saucepan and reduce over medium heat until you have a thick glaze.
- Arrange the peach slices in slightly overlapping circles on the pastry shell and coat with the warm glaze.
pastry shell, peaches, sugar, red currant, brandy, water
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/2035 (may not work)