Nectarine and Blueberry Tart

Submitted by Joel Schwarz

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 2⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 8 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup water, cold
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 cups nectarines, thinly sliced
• 1⁄2 lemon, juice of
• 1 cup blueberries (optional)

directions

1. To make tart, place flour, salt and sugar in processor and pulse several times.
2. Cut butter into tiny pieces and pulse until mixture looks like bread crumbs.
3. Add water and bring dough into ball.
4. Knead lightly and place in plastic and chill at least 20 minutes.
5. In large bowl whisk sugar with cornstarch and gentle toss in nectarines (and optional blueberries.
6. Sprinkle with lemon juice. Roll out dough on lightly floured board to about a 12-inch round.
7. Fold in half and then half again and place on ungreased baking sheet. Unfold.
8. Pour fruit and juice into pastry and mound in middle. Gently fold up edges around filling leaving 6-inch opening in middle. Pinch folds together and brush with water sprinkle on 1 Tbsp of sugar.
9. Bake in preheated 375°F oven 35-45 minutes until golden.
10. Note: You can easily substitute blackberries for blueberries in this recipe.

Reviews

[Jessimaus]

Great Idea - terrible measurements! You should only need a couple of tablespoons of water in the dough, not a whole cup, and a cup of sugar is too much if you have really fresh, sweet fruit. It also took more like 55-60 minutes to bake in my oven at 375.