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Fig, Brie and Rosemary Tart

11 July 2017 — Dinner, Lunch, Party, Picnic

Fig, Brie and Rosemary Tart

Ingredients:

Serves 6 – 8

200g (7oz) Brie, rind removed

2 eggs, beaten

35g (1 ¼oz) caster (superfine) sugar

150ml (5 fl oz) thick (double/heavy) cream

6 – 8 fresh figs, halved

8 small rosemary sprigs

 

Pastry:

110g (4oz) unsalted butter, softened

110g (4oz) caster (superfine) sugar

¼ teaspoon baking powder

240g (8 ½ oz) plain (all-purpose) flour, plus extra for dusting

1 egg

 

How to make it

We love this recipe from Milk Made, where oozing brie meets sweet, fattened figs. This tart is neither very sweet nor very savoury. You could serve it for lunch with a green salad, or for dessert with sweet yoghurt.

To make the pastry, pulse the butter, sugar, baking powder and flour in a food processor until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add the egg and keep pulsing until the mixture forms a ball. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and rest in the fridge for 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F)

On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough until it is 3 – 4mm (1/4 inch) thick. Lay it over a 20cm (8 inch) tart ring set on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Patch-up any cracks or holes and trim the edge of any excess pastry. Line the tart base with baking paper and add some baking weights. Blind bake for 20 minutes then remove he baking eights and paper and continue cooking for a further 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.

In a medium-sized bowl, mash the brie well with a fork. Mix in the beaten egg, sugar and cream and stir until well combined.

Arrange the fig halves in the tart shell cut side up. Carefully pour the brie custard around the figs, stopping about 2mm (1/8 inch) from the top of the pastry. Sprinkle the rosemary sprigs on top. Bake for about 40 minutes or until the custard is set and the top golden. Allow to cool completely before serving.

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