Peaches and Cream Tart
- Tart Shell
- ½ cup butter
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1¼ cup flour
- pinch of salt
- 4 tablespoon almond paste
- Cream Cheese Filling
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- pinch of salt
- Fruit Topping
- 3 - 4 peaches
- 3-4 tablespoons sugar – depends on the ripeness and your taste
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- pinch of salt
- Mise en place ~ Gather ingredients
- Preheat the oven to 400°F/200°C.
- Make the crust.
- Cream the butter and sugar.
- Stir in the vanilla.
- Gently mix in the flour.
- Press into the bottom of a 9 inch tart pan.
- Sprinkle almond paste; chill
- Bake for about 15 minutes until golden.
- Remove from the oven; allow to cool while prepping the filling and peaches.
- Peel, pit and slice peaches
- Make sure to add the lemon juice before the peaches turn dark.
- Sprinkle with sugar and cornstarch.
- Macerate your peaches while making the crust
- Add the cream cheese mixture.
- Place peach slices in concentric circles.
- Bake tart for 25-30 minutes.
- Place the juice in the microwave; cook 15 seconds at a time until thickened.
- Glaze the top of the tart with the thickened juice when you remove it from the oven.
Almond Paste
Ingredients
1-1/2 cups blanched almonds = 150 g.
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar = 262.5 g
1 egg white
1-1/2 teaspoons almond extract
¼ teaspoon salt
Recipe by Make Mine Lemon at https://www.makeminelemon.com/peaches-cream-tart/
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