Rhubarb Tart With Orange Glaze

katie in the UP's Note:

Every Spring I start gathering rhubarb recipes for DH. Our rhubarb isn't ready until the middle of Summer though...but we are expecting tons this year! GOURMET / April 2009

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 cup fresh orange juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• ½ cup sugar
• ¾ lb rhubarb , stalks thinly sliced diagonally
• 1 sheet frozen puff pastry
• ½ teaspoon grated orange zest

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees with rack in the middle.
2. Stir together oj, lime juice and sugar in a bowl.
3. Add rhubarb and let stand, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, cut pastry in half lengthwise, then roll out each piece into a 11X7 inch rectangle on a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin.
5. Arrange pastry rectangles side by side on an ungreased large baking sheet.
6. Make a 1/2 inch border around each pastry rectangle by lightly scoring a line parallel to each edge (do not cut all the way through).
7. Prick pastry inside border all over with a fork.
8. Strain rhubarb mixture through a sieve set over a bowl, reserving liquid.
9. Top 1 pastry rectangle (within the border) with half of rhubarb, overlapping slices slightly.
10. Repeat with remaining pastry and rhubarb.
11. Bake until pastry is puffed and golden (underside of pastry should be golden also) about 30 minutes.
12. Meanwhile boil reserved rhubarb liquid in a small saucepan, skimming foam if necessary, until reduced to about 1/4 cup, 15 to 18 minutes.
13. Transfer tarts to a rack.
14. Brush rhubarb and pastry with glaze and sprinkle with zest.
15. Suggested accompaniment vanilla ice cream.

Reviews

[..tiffany..]

This is one of the most beautiful desserts I've made (as well as one of the most tasty). I went with pie crust because I couldn't find rectangular puff pastry, but I think it still turned out fabulous. I garnished with raspberries and orange zest (if you space out the raspberries right, it will help you cut a pie into more even slices). Thanks for sharing!

[Chef #1221599]

Since it is not the Rhubarb season yet I use Plum instead and it turned out great. I am going to make it again with Rhubarb when it is in season.