Tuesdays with Dorie BCM: Simplest Plum Tart

September 26, 2017 at 12:01 am | Posted in BCM, groups, pies & tarts, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 6 Comments
Tags: baking, fruit, tarts

The Simplest Plum Tart was a recipe that I wanted to try but was skeptical of at the same time. It’s really just a sweet tart shell and plums. Ok, there are also some cake or cookie crumbs to soak up juice and some cinnamon sugar to add sweetness and bring out a bit of said juice. But there’s no real binder here and the plums are no more than halved and pitted (well, washed, too, of course). I thought it might be a little blah, but if you love plums, there is something quite satisfying about biting into a fat, juicy baked plum half. Dorie suggests serving this with crème anglaise, and maybe after throwing together the simplest tart ever, I should put in at least a little effort to make some custard, but I thought store-bought vanilla ice cream was just as good. Let’s not start to complicate things.

I think this would look so pretty baked in a long rectangular tart pan…I do have one, but like most of my good ideas, I didn’t think of it until after the fact. If I make it again, I’ll use that. I’ll also smear the crust with some almond frangipane. I almost always have some in the freezer, so really it’s just as simple as cake or cookie crumbs.

For the recipe, see Baking Chez Moi by Dorie Greenspan. Don’t forget to check out the rest of the TWD Blogroll!

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its quite beautiful in the round one as well!

Comment by Saloni— September 26, 2017 #

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YES! I thought this needed frangipane too. The lack of binder baffled me and I was convinced I’d made it wrong. But it tasted so good!

Comment by Mardi (eat. live. travel. write.)— September 26, 2017 #

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My thoughts exactly!!!

Comment by Cakelaw— September 26, 2017 #

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Yes this dessert needed something else. It was easy though which was nice.

Comment by Diane Zwang— September 26, 2017 #

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Your tart looks delicious and enticing! The plums are so beautifully caramelized. Almond francophone and a square tart are both brilliant ideas. There’s always next season?

Comment by Summer— September 26, 2017 #

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Very simple indeed, but I think I would enjoy it just like that 🙂

Comment by saffronandhoney— October 4, 2017 #

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