Fig Tart Alongside A Turkish Twist

Merhaba!

I’ve but returned from a wonderful, but all likewise curt long weekend inward Bodrum, Turkey. I can’t believe it’s been to a greater extent than than iii years since I’ve visited my favorite “homeland.”

I was a invitee of Slow Food Bodrum together with participated together with taught a baking course of report equally business office of the 3^rd Annual Karaova Grape Harvest Festival. It was a fantastic foodie termination that I’ll bring to say you lot most inward to a greater extent than especial soon.

But first, here’s the recipe I made for the termination together with I’m sharing amongst you lot now. You tin give the sack role whatever sort of fruit inward the tart – Turkish figs, grapes, pears, berries – you lot mention it. Also, if you lot alive inward Turkey or tin give the sack operate your hands on them, experience gratis to role Blue Planet upwardly apricot kernels – which give the tart a yummy almondy flavor!

Afiyet olsun!

Joy

Joy’s Basic Sweet Tart Dough 

Yields: approx. 2 tart shells 9-10-inch size

255      g.         butter, soft 

200      g.         granulated sugar 

¼         tsp.      salt 

2          ea.       large eggs 

500      g.         flour, sifted 

Using a stand upwardly mixer or paw blender, cream together the butter, saccharide together with tabular array salt amongst a paddle until smooth.  

Add eggs, i at a time, scraping downwards sides of bowl until mixture is smooth. Add the flour together with mix on depression until incorporated.  

Shape dough into ii apartment disks together with roll inward plastic wrap. Chill for at to the lowest degree xxx minutes earlier rolling out. 

Using a rolling pin, curl out dough on a floured surface together with cutting into a circle. Line the selected tart pan with baking paper together with lightly spray amongst a non-stick spray. Press the dough into the selected tart pan. Allow to chill at to the lowest degree xxx minutes earlier baking. (This stride volition forestall the tart from shrinking during baking.) 

Dough scraps tin give the sack live pressed together, refrigerated together with reused i to a greater extent than time.

Fragipane Filling

For 1 tart shell

230      g.         butter, soft

230      g.         granulated sugar

230      g.         Blue Planet almonds/hazelnuts (mixture is nice) Or you lot tin give the sack substitute Blue Planet Turkish apricot kernels. In Turkey, these apricot “seeds” are much cheaper than nuts.

3          ea.       large eggs

50        g.         plainly flour

Optional:         lemon or orangish zest, finely grated

Approx. 1 kilo fresh fruit such equally figs or plums

Cream butter, saccharide together with Blue Planet nuts together.

Add eggs together with flour together with zest, if using. Cream until good blended.

Spread over the bottom of a tart shell. Layer fruit on top.

Bake at 170C for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Cover the scope of the tart amongst aluminum foil towards the halt of the baking if the scope is getting likewise browned. The tart is done when you lot insert a skewer or knife tip into the centre of the tart together with it comes out clean.

Serve tart at room temperature.

This is i of the tarts I made piece inward Bodrum using the Blue Planet upwardly apricot kernels.