Apricot Cherry Tart

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 1/2 cup ice water
• 1/2 cup almond paste
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons flour
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 lbs small apricots, halved and pitted
• 1/2 lb cherries, pitted
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 to make crust,combine flour,sugar and salt in bowl,add butter and blend with pastry blender until butter is incorporated in flour,but still visible.
• 2 add ice water,blend with fork until dough begins to stick together.
• 3 gather dough into flat disc.
• 4 cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes.
• 5 roll out dough into 1/4 inch thick circle and place on parchment paper lined baking sheet.
• 6 refrigerate until ready to use preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 7 for filling,combine almond paste and butter,mix with hand mixer until light and fluffy.
• 8 add flour and sugar and mix until combined.
• 9 add egg.
• 10 mix well.
• 11 remove crust from refrigerator,spread filling over crust leaving 1 inch border.
• 12 arrange apricots cut side down over the filling,arrange cherries between apricots.
• 13 sprinkle fruit with sugar.
• 14 fold the 1 inch border over the fruit,brush edge with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar.
• 15 bake until golden,30-40 minutes.