Cornmeal Crusted Peach Tarts Recipes

APRICOT TART WITH CORNMEAL CRUST

Steps:

• For crust:
• Whisk flour, cornmeal and salt in small bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in large bowl to blend. Beat in egg yolks. Add dry ingredients and beat just until blended. Divide dough in half; flatten into disks. Wrap each dough disk in plastic and refrigerate 20 minutes. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated. Let dough soften slightly at room temperature before using.)
• Meanwhile, prepare apricot filling:
• Bring 5 cups water to simmer in heavy medium pot over medium heat. Add apricots and poach until tender, about 25 minutes. Drain well.
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly oil 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Unwrap 1 dough disk; press onto bottom and up sides of tart pan. Spread apricot preserves over bottom of crust. Place poached apricots over preserves, covering crust completely and overlapping slightly. Using pastry brush, brush beaten egg over edges of crust. Roll out second dough disk between 2 sheets of parchment paper to 12-inch round. Remove top piece of parchment; using 1-inch-diameter cookie cutter, cut hole in center of top crust. Turn crust over onto filling. Remove second piece of parchment paper. Press around crust edges to seal. Cut off excess dough to make top crust flush with tart pan sides. Brush crust with beaten egg and sprinkle with 3 tablespoons sugar.
• Bake tart until cornmeal crust is golden brown, about 45 minutes. Transfer apricot tart to rack. Cool 30 minutes. Remove tart from pan and cool completely. (Apricot tart can be prepared up to 1 day ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.) Serve tart with Apricot Sauce and whipped cream, if desired.

GOAT CHEESE AND TOMATO TART IN A CORNMEAL CRUST

Steps:

• Make crust:
• Cut butter into pieces.
• In a food processor pulse together flour, cornmeal, and salt. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add ice water and pulse until incorporated and mixture just forms a dough. Press dough evenly into bottom and up sides of a 10 1/2- by 7- by 1-inch rectangular tart pan with a removable fluted rim (see note, above) and roll a rolling pin over rim of pan to trim dough flush with rim. Chill crust about 20 minutes, or until firm.
• While crust is chilling, preheat oven to 375°F.
• Line crust with foil and fill with pie weights or raw rice. Bake crust in lower third of oven until edge is set, 10 minutes. Carefully remove foil and weights or rice and bake crust 5 minutes more, or until just dry. Leave oven on and cool crust in pan on a rack (crust may crack slightly). Crust may be made 1 day ahead and kept, loosely covered with plastic wrap, at room temperature.
• Make custard:
• Chop basil. In a bowl whisk together basil and remaining custard ingredients and season with salt and pepper.
• Pour custard into crust, spreading evenly. Halve tomatoes and arrange, cut sides up, in one layer on custard, pressing lightly into custard. Season tomatoes with salt and pepper and bake tart in lower third of oven until custard is just set, about 25 minutes. Cool tart to warm in pan on rack. Tart may be made 1 day ahead and cooled completely before being chilled, covered, in pan. Reheat tart, uncovered, in a 350°F. oven or bring to room temperature before serving.
• Carefully remove rim from pan. Cut tart into roughly 2-inch pieces and serve warm or at room temperature.

CORNMEAL CRUST FOR PEACH POTPIE

Steps:

• Pulse flour, cornmeal, sugar, and 1 3/4 teaspoons salt in a food processor until combined. Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs with no large pieces remaining. Add yolk, and drizzle 1/4 cup water evenly over mixture. Pulse until mixture just begins to hold together when pressed between 2 fingers (it should not be wet or sticky). If dough is too dry, pulse in more water, 1 tablespoon at a time.
• Turn out dough onto work surface, and knead once or twice to combine. Divide dough in half. Shape into disks. Wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

RUSTIC PEACH BLUEBERRY TART

Steps:

• To make Cornmeal Crust:.
• Add flour, cornmeal, sugar and salt to a food processor and pulse 2 or 3 times to combine.
• Add cheese and butter, and blend until dough resembles coarse meal.
• Add 3 Tbs. cold water, and pulse several times, or until dough comes together.
• Pat into a flat disk, wrap in plastic wrap and chill 1 hour, or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• To make Peach-Blueberry Filling:.
• Using a large bowl, toss together the peaches, blueberries, sugar, lemon juice, cornstarch and cinnamon.
• Let stand 15 minutes, or until sugar is dissolved.
• Place sheet of parchment paper on work surface, and sprinkle with flour. Roll dough into 12-inch round.
• Fold in edge 1/2 inch to create sides.
• Slide parchment and dough onto ungreased baking sheet or pizza pan.
• Using a slotted spoon, place fruit in center of crust .
• Discard the juice.
• Bake 15 minutes at 425°F.
• Reduce heat to 350°F, and bake 20 minutes more, or until crust is crisp and brown.
• Allow tart to cool 10 minutes.
• Slide tart from parchment onto serving plate.
• Serve warm or at room temperature, and top with ice cream or whipped cream, if desired.

PEACH POTPIE WITH CORNMEAL CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine peaches, cornstarch, lemon juice, and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Mix together brown sugar and vanilla seeds; stir into peach mixture, and pour into a 2-quart, 11-inch quiche dish or shallow baking dish. Dot top with butter.
• Roll out dough to 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Drape dough over fruit, and trim edges to 1 inch. fold under dough, and tuck into dish to form a crust. Cut five 3-inch vents into the top. Brush top with egg, and sprinkle with sanding sugar.
• Bake until juices are bubbling through vents and top is golden brown, about 1 hour. Let cool on a wire rack for at least 1 hour before serving.

CORNMEAL-CRUSTED PEACH TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400. For crust, combine flour, sugar, cornmeal and salt. Mix well. Add butter and blend thoroughly. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon water over mixture and toss gently with a fork. Add additional water, 1 teaspoon at a time until mixture is moist enough to form into a ball when pressed with hands.
• Gather pastry into a ball and knead dough 5 times. Divine dough in half, flatten into 2 1/2 inch thick disks. Flatten until you get a 6 inch circle. Repeat.
• For filling, combine preserves and flour until well blended. Cover and microwave on high for 30 seconds. Add peaches, toss lightly. Spoon half of fruit mixture into each dough circle to within 1 inch of edge. Fold edges of dough in toward center. Brush crust with milk and sprinkle with sugar. Transfer tarts to small pan. Bake 32 to 34 minutes, or until crust is deep golden brown. Serve at room temperature.