Brown Butter Fruit Tart
- Crust:
- 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- Filling:
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, diced
- Topping:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons confectioners sugar
- ¼ cup fresh blueberries
- ¼ cup fresh raspberries
- ¼ cup fresh blackberries
- ¼ cup fresh strawberries, sliced
- 2 kiwis, sliced
- 1 cup fresh orange sections
- several sprigs of fresh mint for garnish (optional)
- Crust:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Mix melted butter, sugar, and vanilla in a medium bowl.
- Add flour and salt and stir until blended.
- Transfer dough to a 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom.
- Using fingertips, press dough evenly onto the sides and bottom of the pan.
- Bake the crust until golden, about 18 minutes (crust will puff slightly).
- Transfer crust to rack and cool in pan.
- Filling:
- Whisk sugar, eggs, and salt in medium bowl to blend.
- Add flour and vanilla and whisk until smooth.
- Cook butter in a heavy small saucepan over medium heat until deep nutty brown but do not burn, stirring often, about 6 minutes.
- Immediately pour browned butter into glass measuring cup.
- Gradually whisk browned butter into the sugar-egg mixture and whisk until well blended.
- Carefully pour browned butter mixture evenly over the crust.
- Place tart on the baking sheet and bake until filling is puffed and golden, about 40 minutes.
- Cool completely in pan on a rack.
- Remove tart pan sides and place tart on a platter.
- Topping:
- Gently combine the blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, kiwi, and orange sections in a bowl.
- Combine the cream and confectioners sugar.
- Whisk until peaks form.
- Carefully spoon the whipped cream around the edges of the tart.
- Place fruit pieces on top of the tart.
- Slice into wedges and serve.
- Crust and filling can be made one day ahead; keep stored covered at room temperature and just add cream and berries before serving.
- If desired, garnish with sprigs of fresh mint.
Recipe by Food and Friendship at https://www.foodandfriendshipsantabarbara.com/2017/03/03/girls-night-out/
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