Creme Brulee Tart
- 1/2 pound puff pastry
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup fruit, such as sliced strawberries, apricots, ripe pears, raspberries, or blueberries (a mixture is nice)
- Creme Brulee, recipe follows
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 6 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 cups heavy cream
- 1 vanilla bean, split
- 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- Roll the puff pastry 1/4-inch thick and pierce it all over with the tines of a fork.
- Line a flan ring with the pastry and chill the ring for 20 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line the flan ring with parchment paper or coffee filters and fill the shell with pie weights.
- Bake the pastry shell for about 25 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown.
- Remove the shell from the oven and let cool to room temperature.
- Remove the pie weights.
- Distribute the fruit evenly over the bottom of the shell, then pour in the Creme Brulee.
- Smooth the top with a long-bladed spatula.
- Just before serving, heat a caramel iron on the burner of a stove.
- Sprinkle the sugar evenly over the top and carefully caramelize the sugar with the hot iron.
- Alternately, place the tart under a hot broiler, near the heat, for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the sugar caramelizes.
- Or use a small blow torch to caramelize the sugar.
- In a large metal bowl set over a bain marie, whisk the egg yolks and sugar together until the mixture is light and thick enough to form a ribbon.
- This takes quite a long time; be strong and patient.
- Remove from the heat.
- Carefully whisk in the cream.
- Add the vanilla bean.
- Place the bowl back over the bain marie and cook slowly for about 45 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Take care that the water does not boil.
- The custard will be done when the mixture adheres to your fingers without dripping.
- When the custard is done, remove from the heat and whisk in the butter, a little at a time, until all of it has been incorporated.
- Strain through a fine strainer into a bowl.
- Chill at least 6 hours or overnight.
pastry, fruit, creme brulee, sugar, egg yolks, sugar, heavy cream, vanilla bean, unsalted butter
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/creme-brulee-tart-recipe.html (may not work)