Puff Pastry Tart
- All-purpose flour, for dusting
- 1 sheet (1/2 a 17.3-ounce package) all-butter frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 3 cups fruit, nuts and/or cheese (ideal for roasting)
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon or other spices
- 1/4 cup warmed honey, if desired
- Puff Pastry Variations, recipes follow
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or grease with nonstick cooking spray.
- Sprinkle the cutting board with flour.
- Roll-out the creases.
- Unfold the pastry onto parchment paper.
- Using a fork, pierce a 1/2-inch border around the edge of the puff pastry.
- Prick the center of the pastry as well, about 10 times all over.
- Arrange the fruit, nuts, and cheese on top of the pastry in a uniform manner, avoiding the border.
- Brush the fruit with the melted butter and top with the cinnamon and sugar.
- Bake 15 minutes, until the pastry is golden brown and beginning to puff.
- If desired, brush the honey over the fruit and bake for an additional 5 minutes.
- Serve warm with fresh whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
- Puff Pastry Variations:
- Apricot Plum Tart: Cut 2 plums and apricots into 1/4-inch thick slices.
- Arrange on top of puff pastry and brush with melted apricot preserves rather than honey.
- Rhubarb Tart: Thinly slice 8-ounces rhubarb stalks on the diagonal and marinate in 1 cup orange juice and 1/2 cup sugar for 10 minutes.
- Strain the rhubarb, reserving the juices.
- Arrange the rhubarb slices on top of the puff pastry.
- Sprinkle with white sugar.
- While the pastry bakes, reduce the rhubarb juices until it becomes a syrupy glaze.
- When the pastry finishes, brush the pastry with the glaze.
- Pear, Pecan and Blue Cheese Tart: Slice 3 cups Bartlett pears and place on the puff pastry.
- Top with 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
- After brushing on the honey, top with 1/3 cup blue cheese crumbles.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/puff-pastry-tart.html (may not work)