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This French tart is traditionally made with fresh-ripe mirabelles when they're in season.
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 egg
- 1-1/2 pounds mirabelle plums
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup cream
- 2 tablespoons sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Make the dough: Use your hands to rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add sugar, salt, and egg and stir to make a stiff dough. If too dry, add a little water.
- Assemble the tart: Roll out the dough into a circle and line a greased flan tin with it. Halve and pit the mirabelle plums and arrange the halves on the dough inside the tin.
- Bake for 15 minutes, or until the dough is just beginning to color.
- Whisk together 2 eggs, cream, and sugar, and pour over the mirabelle plums. Return tart to the oven for an additional 20 minutes, or until the filling has set.
