Savoy Raspberry Tart (Tarte De Savoie Aux Framboises)

swissms's Note:

Scrumptious raspberries top a layer of vanilla pastry cream for a pretty tart that is reminiscent of a classic dessert from Savoy, France.

• Total Time: 3 hrs 35 mins
• Prep Time: 3 hrs
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 1.0 tart

Pate Sucree Dough

• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• ½ teaspoon sugar
• ½ cup chilled unsalted butter , cut into pieces
• 2 large egg yolks , beaten to blend

Tart

• 6 tablespoons raspberry jam
• 1 tablespoon raspberry brandy (framboise eau-de-vie) or 1 tablespoon brandy
• ¼ teaspoon unflavored gelatin
• 2⁄3; cup milk
• 1 two-inch piece vanilla bean , cut in half lengthwise
• 2 large egg yolks
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1⁄3; cup chilled whipping cream
• 3 (½ pint) baskets raspberries
• powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Dough:.
2. Combine first 3 ingredients in bowl; stir to blend. Add butter and cut in, using pastry blender or fingertips, until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add yolks; stir with fork until moist clumps form. Garther dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap dough in plastic; chill until firm, about 30 minutes. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Keep chilled. Let soften slightly at room temperature before using.).
3. Tart:.
4. Preheat oven to 375°F Line 9-inch square baking pan with 2-inch high sides with foil. Place dough in pan and press out to 1/4-inch thickness over bottom and 1 inch up sides of pan. Freeze crust until firm, about 20 minutes.
5. Line crust with foil. Fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake until sides are set, about 20 minutes. Remove beans and foil Continue baking until crust is golden, about 15 minutes. Spread jam evenly over bottom of crust. Bake until jam is set, about 2 minutes. Cool crust.
6. Combine brandy and gelatin in small bowl; let stand until gelatin softens, about 10 minutes. Bring milk and vanilla bean to boil in small saucepan. Mix yolks, 3 T sugar and cornstarch in medium bowl. Gradually add hot milk mixture, whisking until blended. Return mixture to saucepan. Whisk over medium heat until thickened; boil 1 minute, whisking constantly. Remove from heat; add brandy mixture and stir until gelatin dissolves. Let pastry cream stand until cool butnot set, whisking occasionally, about 15 minutes.
7. Remove vanilla bean from pastry cream. Beat whipping cream in medium bowl until medium-firm peaks form. Fold cream into pastry cream in 2 additions. Spread pastry cream in prepared crust (layer will be thin). Chill until cream is firmly set, about 2 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; keep chilled.).
8. Mound raspberries over cream. Sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar.