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- From: r.gagnaux@chnet.ch (Rene Gagnaux)
- Subject: Prune and Almond Tart
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- Date: Sun, 30 Jan 1994 00:00:00 +0100
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- It's not a plum bread, it's not a plum cake ;-) : from France, a 'prune
- and almond tart'. I like this sweet, dried fruit. This tart is
- particularly succulent, for something wonderful happens to the prunes as
- they bake, turning them into an almost sweet, compact candy.
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- MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.00
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- Title: Prune and Almond Tart
- Categories: Tart, Prune
- Yield: 8 servings
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- 5 dl Brewed hot strong black tea
- - such as Earl Grey (*)
- 1 lb Prunes; pitted
- 35 g Whole almonds; unblanched
- 1 Egg; lightly beaten
- 5 tb Granulated sugar
- 2 tb Plum eau-de-vie; or brandy
- 1 7/8 dl Heavy cream
- 1 Flaky sweet pastry shell
- - partially baked and cooled
- 1 tb Confectioners' sugar
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- Units conversion: 5 dl hot tea = 2 cups; 35 g almonds = 1/4 cup; 1
- 7/8 dl cream = 3/4 cup)
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- (*) Be sure to make a good, strong tea (about 1 tablespoon of loose
- Earl Grey to 5 dl of water).
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- At least 1 hour before preparing the tart, pour the hot tea over the
- prunes. Set aside to marinate.
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- Preheat the oven to 190 oC (375 oF).
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- Grind the almonds to a fine powder.
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- Add the egg, sugar, eau-de-vie and cream. Process until very smooth.
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- Thoroughly drain the prunes, discarding the soaking liquid. Carefully
- arrange the prunes in the cooled tart shell (2 layers). Pour the
- almond filling over the prunes.
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- Place the tart in the center of the oven, and bake until the filling
- is set and the tart shell is nicely browned, about 45 minutes.
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- Remove from the oven and sprinkle on the confectioners' sugar. Cool
- on a rack.
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- Serve at room temperature.
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- From: Patricia Wells, Bistro cooking, Arrow, 1992, ISBN 0-09-992340-8
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