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Fresh Fruit Tart Recipe

	Riverrat715 / All my dishes 1 year, 4 months ago I love fruit and wanted to make something fruity and elegant for a dessert so I made this one up. It came out beautifuly so I am sharing it with all of you. Prep:1m Cook:15m Servings:10	Riverrat715
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Ingredients

Crust

1 1/4 cp flour

1/2 cup ground or finely chopped almonds

1tbs sugar

1/4 tsp salt

8 tbs cold butter'1 egg yolk

1/4 cp very cold water

melted butter for greasing pan

Filling

1lb cream cheese

1 pt whipping cream

2/3 cp powdered sugar

1 tsp almond extract

topping

1 cp granulated sugar

3 white flesh peaches or necterines sliced

1/2 cp blue berries

1 cp cherries pitted

2 cps strawberries crushed

1 tbs lemon juice

2 tbs corn starch

Directions

Prepare tart pan with removable bottom by greasing well with butter

prepare fruit in large bowl and sprinkle sugar over it so it will create it's own juice.

place almonds in food processor and pulse til finely ground

add flour, sugar and salt

pulse three or four times

add butter and pulse till well blended

add water and egg yolk and pulse till it forms a ball (If it seems a little dry add water a few drops at a time)

wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 25 minutes

on lightly floured surface roll out dough to about 1/8 inch

place in tart pan and press on bottom and up sides. Trim and crimp

prick bottom and sides

you may want to cover bottom with parchment paper and pie weights or beans to keep it nice and flat.

bake in a 450 degree oven about 15 minutes or untill it is golden brown.

remove from oven and cool completely

in large mixing bowl beat cream cheese till softened

add cream and beat till light and fluffy

add sugar and extract and beat til well blended

scrape into cooled tart shell and smooth top with spatula

chill till firm

drain juice from fruit

measure and if needed add enough orange juice or any juice to make

1 1/2 cp

in small sauce pan mix juice, lemon juice and cornstarch.

bring to boil and cook stirring constantly til thick and clear

cool slightly and stir in fruit

spread over top of tart

chill thoroughly

remove pan sides and serve

you can top this with more whipped cream if you like but it really stands by itself. It is absolutely delicious.

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Comments

busmamawilliams 1 year, 4 months ago said:
This looks like a lovely finish for a summer meal. Looks like you came up with a winner. I'll be making it soon. Thanks!

bluewaterandsand 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Awesome recipe! I'd say you do have a blue ribbon winner here.

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