Plum Tart With Marzipan Crumble Food

PLUM & MARZIPAN TART TATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6/fan 180C. Melt the butter in a 28cm tart tatin tin over a medium heat on the hob. Tip in the sugar and 1 tbsp water and cook for a few minutes, stirring all the time until lightly browned. If it looks slightly crumbly at this stage don't be put off, it will right itself in the oven. Remove from the heat and put in the plums, cut side up.
• Chop the marzipan into as many chunks as there are plum halves and put a chunk of marzipan in the hole in each plum left by the stone. Sprinkle a small pile of ground almonds over each plum half.
• Roll out the pastry and trim to 3cm larger than the tin all round. Lift the pastry on to the tin and tuck it down between the plums and the inside of the tin. (You can chill the tart ready for baking for up to 24 hours.) Bake for 30-35 minutes, until the pastry is risen, crisp and golden. Cool for 10 minutes in the tin, then place a large flat plate with a rim over the tin. Holding it over the sink in case of drips, carefully invert the tart on to the plate. Some juice from the plums is likely to escape, which is why you need a rim on the plate, but it's delicious, especially when mingled with pouring cream.

PLUM TART

Steps:

• Grease and flour a 9-inch springform pan.
• Preheat oven to 350C.
• Cream 1 cup sugar and butter together; beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Sift dry ingredients and stir into batter.
• Spoon into prepared pan.
• Place plum halves, skin side up, on batter.
• Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon, adjusting to tartness of the fruit.
• Bake for 1 hour.
• Best served warm with vanilla ice cream.
• This is also best served the day of baking as the moisture of the fruit can seep into dough and affect the texture of the tart; it still tastes great, though!

PLUM TART WITH MARZIPAN CRUMBLE

Steps:

• For crust:
• Blend first four ingredients in processor until nuts are finely ground. Add butter; process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add cream and yolk. Blend, using on/off turns, until dough comes together. Press over bottom and up sides of 11-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Pierce all over with fork. Chill at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Bake crust until golden, pressing with back of fork every 5 minutes if crust bubbles, about 25 minutes. Transfer crust to rack; cool. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F.
• Blend flour, almond paste and sugar in processor until almond paste is finely ground. Add butter and blend, using on/off turns, until coarse crumbs form. Transfer crumble to bowl; mix in almonds.
• Combine all ingredients in medium bowl; toss to blend well.
• Sprinkle 3/4 cup crumble over cooled crust. Top with plums. Sprinkle with remaining crumble.
• Bake tart until filling bubbles thickly and top is golden, about 40 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Push up pan bottom to release tart. Cool. (Can be made 8 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.)

PLUM & MARZIPAN PIE

Steps:

• Put the butter and flour in a food processor with 1/4 tsp salt and blend until the mixture resembles damp breadcrumbs. Or do this by rubbing the butter and flour together in a big bowl with your fingertips. Add the sugar and briefly whizz again or stir to combine.
• Whisk the egg yolk with 2 tbsp cold water, and drizzle over the flour mixture. Use the pulse button to blend the mixture once more, keep going until it starts to form larger clumps. If the mixture seems too dry, add a little more water a tsp or 2 at a time, but no more than 3 tsp in total.
• Tip out onto a work surface and briefly knead the dough to bring it together into a smooth ball. Avoid overworking or it will become tough. Flatten the dough into a puck shape and wrap well in cling film. Chill for at least 30 mins, or for up to 2 days, or freeze for 2 months.
• Tip the plums, sugar and cornflour into a large pan, then toss to coat. Simmer for 3-5 mins, stirring now and then, until the plums have just begun to soften. Tip them into a sieve suspended over a large bowl, leave for 30 mins-1 hr, stirring every 10 mins, until the juice has all collected in the bowl.
• Remove the dough from the fridge and divide into 2 pieces, one slightly larger than the other. Re-wrap the smaller piece of dough and set aside. Divide the larger piece of dough into the number of pies you'd like to make, or leave whole for a large one. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to the thickness of a 50p piece, or until large enough to line the base of your pie plate or tin, with a little pastry overhanging. Roll the dough over your rolling pin, lift into the plate or tin and press it well into the corners. Scatter the almonds or polenta over the base.
• Stir 2 tbsp of the strained plum juice and the almond extract into the plums. Spoon the filling into the pie dish, dotting the marzipan between the layers of plums as you go. Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5 and place a baking sheet on the middle shelf.
• Top the pie with a lattice crust - follow the step-by-step images to see how to do this. First, arrange the pastry strips on top of your pie, with space between each one. Fold back alternate strips from the centre, then lay a strip across the middle, near the folds. Next, flip the folded strips back to cover the middle pastry strip. Fold back the strips that are woven under the middle piece. Finally, lay another strip across the middle, and flip alternate strips back again. Repeat until you have a woven pattern.
• Once covered, whisk the reserved egg white and brush over the pastry. Scatter with a little extra sugar, then place on the baking sheet and bake for 45 mins for a large pie, 35-40 mins for medium pies or 25-30 mins for mini pies, until golden and bubbling. Cool for 10 mins before serving with cream or ice cream.

RASPBERRY-PLUM CRUMB TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch springform pan; set aside. Spread hazelnuts on a baking sheet. Bake until fragrant, about 10 minutes. Rub warm nuts in a clean kitchen towel to remove skins. Let cool. Place nuts in the bowl of a food processor, and pulse until medium fine, about 30 pulses.
• Transfer the nuts to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, the light-brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; mix until just combined. Add butter, and mix on low speed until the crumb begins to stick together, 2 to 3 minutes. Press 3 cups of crumb into the bottom of the prepared pan and about 1 1/2 inches up the sides of the pan to form the crust. Set remaining crumb mixture aside.
• Transfer crust to the oven; bake until it appears to be set, 18 to 20 minutes. Set aside.
• Slice plums in half, and remove pits. Slice into eighths. Scatter 3/4 cup raspberries and sliced plums onto cooled crust; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together 1 tablespoon flour and 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar. Whisk in the egg, the egg yolk, heavy cream, milk, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and nutmeg (optional). Pour custard over fruit; sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture. Transfer tart to the oven; bake until custard has set and is slightly golden, 45 to 50 minutes. Garnish with remaining raspberries. Let rest at least 25 minutes before cutting. Serve warm or at room temperature.

PLUM AND MARZIPAN TART TATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200*C (400*F).
• Melt the butter in a 28 cm tart tin over a medium heat.
• Tip in the sugar and 1 TBS water and cook for a few minutes, stirring all the time until lightly browned.
• If it looks slightly crumbly at this stage don't be put off, it will right itself in the oven.
• Remove from the heat and put the plums in, cut side up.
• Chop the marzipan into as many chuncks as tehre are plum halves and put a chunk of marzipan in the hole in each plum left by the stone.
• Sprinkle a small pile of ground almonds over each plum half.
• Roll out the pastry and trim to 3 cm larger than the tin all around.
• Lift the pastry on to the tin and tuck it down between the plums and the inside of the tin.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until the pastry is risen, crisp and golden.
• Cool for 10 minutes in the tin, then place a large flat plate with a rim over the tin.
• Holding it over the sink, incase of drips, carefully invert the tart onto the plate.
• Some juice from the plums is likely to escape, but it's delicious, especially when mingled with pouring cream.

PLUM TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Combine the flour, walnuts, and sugar in a large bowl. Add the butter and the egg yolk. Mix, either by hand or with an electric mixer, until crumbly.
• Press 1 1/2 cups of the crumb mixture in an even layer into the bottom of a 9 1/2-inch springform or tart pan. Arrange the plums in the pan, skin side down, to form a flower pattern; begin at the outside and work your way in.
• Sprinkle the rest of the crumb mixture evenly over the plums. Bake the tart for 40 to 50 minutes, or until it's lightly browned and the plum juices are bubbling. Remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes. Remove from the pan and transfer the tart to a flat plate. Serve warm or at room temperature.

PLUM TART WITH MARZIPAN CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Tart Crust
• Blend first four ingredients in processor until nuts are finely ground.
• Add butter: process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add yolk and whipping cream. Blend, pulsing until dough comes together.
• Press along bottom & up sides of 11 inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Pierce all over with fork. Chill at least 2 hours & up to 1 day.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake crust until golden brown, pressing with back of fork every 5 min. if crust bubbles, about 25 min. Transfer crust to rack: cool.
• Reduce oven temp. to 375 degrees.
• Crumble
• Blend flour, almond paste, and sugar in processor until almond paste is finely ground. Add butter and pulse, until coarse crumbs form. Transfer crumble to bowl; mix in almonds.
• Filling
• Combine all ingredients in medium bowl; toss to blend well. Sprinkle ¾ cup crumble over cooled crust. Top with plums. Sprinkle with remaining crumble.
• Bake tart until filling bubbles thickly & top is golden, about 40 min. Cool 10 min. Push up pan bottom to release tart. Cool. Serve at room temp.

PLUM AND MARZIPAN TARTE TATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7 (200C fan).
• Sprinkle the sugar over the base of the cake tin in an even layer.
• Arrange the plums on top of the sugar, cut-side down.
• Roll out the marzipan thinly to a round slightly smaller than the tin and place on top of the plums.
• Roll out the pastry just a little bit bigger so that it is the width of the cake tin. Cut around the tin to make a circle, lay the pastry over the plums and tuck the edges of the pastry down around the fruit. Make a small cross in the top of the pastry to let the steam out.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the pastry is crisp and golden-brown and the plums are tender.
• Loosen the edges of the tart, then turn out onto a plate and serve with ice cream, cream or crème fraîche.

MARY BERRY'S PLUM AND MARZIPAN TARTE TATIN RECIPE

Steps:

• You will need a 23cm round, fixed-base cake tin, at least 5cm deep. Don't be tempted to use a loose-bottomed cake tin or a springform tin or you will lose all the juices. It is a good idea to bake the tarte on a baking tray in case the juices bubble over the top of the tin. Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/Gas 7.
• Sprinkle the sugar over the base of the tin in an even layer. Arrange the plums on top of the sugar, cut-side down.
• Roll out the marzipan to a round slightly smaller than the tin and place on top of the plums.
• Roll out the pastry just a little bit bigger so that it is the width of the cake tin. Place the cake tin on top of the pastry. Using the tin as a guide, cut around the tin to make a circle, then lay the pastry over the plums and tuck the edges of the pastry down around the fruit. Make a small cross in the top of the pastry to let the steam escape during baking.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes until the pastry is crisp and golden and the plums are tender. Loosen the edges of the tarte then turn out on to a plate and serve.