Muscadine Tart
The rosemary in this recipe blends perfectly with the ingredients and
gives the tart complexity and balance.
Sweet pastry:
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
8 tbs. cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 egg yolk
2 tbs. milk or cream
Filling:
30 muscadine grapes
1 tbs. instant tapioca powder
2 tbs. lemon juice
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. Finely chopped fresh rosemary
3 tbs. Raw (turbinado) sugar
In a food processor or standing mixer with the paddle attachment,
combine the flour, sugar, and butter until the mixture resembles meal.
Stir together the yolk and milk and add to flour mixture. Pulse or beat
just until the dough comes together. Do not overwork the pastry. Flatten
into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1 hour or
overnight.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. On a well-floured surface, roll out
the dough to a 13-inch circle, adding more flour if necessary. Fit the
dough into a 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Fold over the excess
dough and flute the edge.
Place foil or waxed paper in the bottom of the tart pan and weight it
with dried beans or pastry weights. Bake for 15 minutes on the bottom
rack of the oven. Remove the foil and weights and set the shell aside.
While the pastry is baking, prepare the filling. Cut the grapes in half
and carefully remove the seeds with the point of a knife, without
separating the pulp from the skin. In a medium bowl, stir together the
tapioca, lemon juice, sugar, and rosemary. Add the grapes and stir to
combine. Allow the filling to stand for 15 minutes and stir again to
dissolve the tapioca.
Remove the grapes from the juices and arrange, cut side down, 1/2 inch
apart in concentric circles in the tart shell. Stir the juices again and
pour them over the grapes.
Bake the tart for 15 minutes on the bottom rack. Lower the heat to 350
degrees F and bake for an additional 20 minutes.
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