Fruit Tart
Recipe- House of Nash Eats
My parents requested a fruit tart for their 36 wedding anniversary!
Process-
I started making the tart at 6 pm and ended at 10:15 pm. It took a while, but it’s only because you have to let the dough rest, bake, and let the custard set. The only tricky part of the recipe was the custard. I’ve never made a custard before. I was nervous I was going to make scrambled eggs, but I didn’t! You have to temper the milk and egg yokes very slowly and whisk whisk whisk. The custard came together really quickly!
As for the crust, my oven got way too hot, and it ended up burning on the edges. You can tell if you are paying attention. This is also the first time I’ve blind baked anything! I’ve watched those Brit’s blind bake almost every day for two years, and I finally have done it! Also, I want a food processor. It’ll help me with making the dough.
I had to think about how to decorate the tart. There are so many options; it was overwhelming, but fun because you do whatever you want!
Taste-
The custard was delicious! I wish I had vanilla bean. I used vanilla extract, which was fine, but I know it would have tasted better if I had the bean. I saw them in Whole Foods, and two beans were $13. I couldn’t bring myself to buy it.
The crust tasted great, but it was crumbly. I know I messed up somewhere along the process. I’m still not sure what I did wrong, but I stand by the food processor. If I had one, I bet my doughs would turn out better. Oh, I also need a pie server! It would have been easier taking the slice out of the tart mold.
Random Thoughts-
Read the recipe more than two times. I read recipes multiple. For this tart, I researched so many different recipes for about a week. When I found the one I wanted to use, I read the directions 15 times. It helps me process and plan. The more I do this, the more I realize how much you need to plan in baking- which is perfect because I LOVE TO PLAN or as Leslie Knope would say- “Jam on my planner.”
September is basically here which means summer fruit is almost gone. So this week I am going to celebrate summer fruits! I’m going to make pop tarts with a strawberry jam that I helped prep at a local cafe- Happy Girl Kitchen and then I’m going to make a plum slab pie. I’m still trying to figure out what I’m doing for labor day weekend. It has to be summery!
I’m embarking on a new media journey. I’m attempting cinemagraphs. I recorded some footage of a shrub peach lavender drink that I put together and will attempt to make one in Photoshop today. I just realized I bought a peach as a prop but didn’t put it in the shot!!! Ugh!! OK well stay tuned!
-JLM
