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Easy Apricot and Blueberry Tart

By Katie Leaird

Published on June 22, 2017

Time

1¾ hours, plus 1 hour chilling and 30 minutes cooling

Yield

Serves 6

Easy Apricot and Blueberry Tart

Ingredients

1 ½ cups (7 ½ ounces/213 grams) all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces and chilled6-7 tablespoons ice water, plus1 tablespoon water 1 pound (454 grams) apricots, halved, pitted, and cut into ½-inch-thick wedges5 ounces (142 grams/1 cup) blueberries 6 tablespoons sugar

Before You Begin

Taste the fruit before adding sugar to it; use less if the fruit is very sweet, more if it is tart. To keep the filling from becoming soupy, do not toss the sugar with the fruit until you are ready to fill and form the tart.

Instructions

  1. Process flour and salt in food processor until combined, about 3 seconds. Scatter butter over top and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs, about 10 pulses. Transfer to bowl. Sprinkle 6 tablespoons ice water over mixture. Using rubber spatula, stir and press dough until it sticks together, adding up to 1 tablespoon more ice water if it will not come together.
  2. Turn dough onto lightly floured counter, form into 4-inch disk, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1 hour. (Wrapped dough can be refrigerated for up to 2 days or frozen for up to 1 month.)
  3. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 375 degrees. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Let chilled dough sit on counter to soften slightly, about 10 minutes, before rolling. Roll dough into 12-inch circle on lightly floured counter, then transfer to prepared sheet.
  4. Gently toss apricots, blueberries, and 5 tablespoons sugar together in bowl. Mound fruit in center of dough, leaving 2-inch border around edge. Carefully grasp 1 edge of dough and fold up 2 inches over fruit. Repeat around circumference of tart, overlapping dough every 2 inches; gently pinch pleated dough to secure, but do not press dough into fruit.
  5. Brush dough with remaining 1 tablespoon water and sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoon sugar evenly over dough and fruit. Bake until crust is deep golden brown and fruit is bubbling, 45 to 50 minutes. Transfer sheet to wire rack and let tart cool for 10 minutes. Using metal spatula, loosen tart from parchment and carefully slide onto wire rack; let cool until warm, about 30 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve.
Easy Apricot and Blueberry Tart
Styling by Marie Piraino.

Easy Apricot and Blueberry Tart

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Time

1¾ hours, plus 1 hour chilling and 30 minutes cooling

Yield

Serves 6

Ingredients

1 ½ cups (7 ½ ounces/213 grams) all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
10 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces and chilled
6-7 tablespoons ice water, plus
1 tablespoon water
1 pound (454 grams) apricots, halved, pitted, and cut into ½-inch-thick wedges
5 ounces (142 grams/1 cup) blueberries
6 tablespoons sugar

Test Kitchen Techniques

Ingredients

1 ½ cups (7 ½ ounces/213 grams) all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
10 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces and chilled
6-7 tablespoons ice water, plus
1 tablespoon water
1 pound (454 grams) apricots, halved, pitted, and cut into ½-inch-thick wedges
5 ounces (142 grams/1 cup) blueberries
6 tablespoons sugar

Test Kitchen Techniques

Ingredients

1 ½ cups (7 ½ ounces/213 grams) all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
10 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces and chilled
6-7 tablespoons ice water, plus
1 tablespoon water
1 pound (454 grams) apricots, halved, pitted, and cut into ½-inch-thick wedges
5 ounces (142 grams/1 cup) blueberries
6 tablespoons sugar

Test Kitchen Techniques

Why This Recipe Works

The key to making a perfect summer fruit tart centers on a pliable but flaky crust. We used the food processor to swiftly cut cold butter into flour and then stirred in ice water by hand to avoid overworking the dough (which would have rendered it tough). To limit the amount of liquid drawn out of the fruit by the sugar we added to sweeten the filling, we tossed the filling ingredients together just before assembling and baking the tart. We loved the color contrast of dark blueberries and vibrant orange apricots. Mixing tart apricots with tart-yet-sweet blueberries created a perfect flavor balance.

Before You Begin

Taste the fruit before adding sugar to it; use less if the fruit is very sweet, more if it is tart. To keep the filling from becoming soupy, do not toss the sugar with the fruit until you are ready to fill and form the tart.

Instructions

  1. Process flour and salt in food processor until combined, about 3 seconds. Scatter butter over top and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs, about 10 pulses. Transfer to bowl. Sprinkle 6 tablespoons ice water over mixture. Using rubber spatula, stir and press dough until it sticks together, adding up to 1 tablespoon more ice water if it will not come together.
  2. Turn dough onto lightly floured counter, form into 4-inch disk, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1 hour. (Wrapped dough can be refrigerated for up to 2 days or frozen for up to 1 month.)
  3. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 375 degrees. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Let chilled dough sit on counter to soften slightly, about 10 minutes, before rolling. Roll dough into 12-inch circle on lightly floured counter, then transfer to prepared sheet.
  4. Gently toss apricots, blueberries, and 5 tablespoons sugar together in bowl. Mound fruit in center of dough, leaving 2-inch border around edge. Carefully grasp 1 edge of dough and fold up 2 inches over fruit. Repeat around circumference of tart, overlapping dough every 2 inches; gently pinch pleated dough to secure, but do not press dough into fruit.
  5. Brush dough with remaining 1 tablespoon water and sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoon sugar evenly over dough and fruit. Bake until crust is deep golden brown and fruit is bubbling, 45 to 50 minutes. Transfer sheet to wire rack and let tart cool for 10 minutes. Using metal spatula, loosen tart from parchment and carefully slide onto wire rack; let cool until warm, about 30 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve.

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