There are always loads of recipes I'd like to try but lose them before I do. This is where I can record recipes I find interesting and keep notes on my experiments with them.

I have a system that I've adopted for working through recipes:

1 - New recipes are saved to the Experimental Mouffette and is labeled : Untested
2 - As I'm working out the changes I'd like to make (if any) it is labeled : Testing
3 - Once I think I've got the correct formula it is labeled : Test 1
4 - IF I am able to reproduce the effect a second time it is labeled : Test 2 - if I am not able to reproduce the effect, it remains Test 1
5 - The same process as step 4 is used to graduate it to Test 3
6 - Once I have been able to reproduce the effect successfully 3 times, it graduates to my main blog, La Mouffette Gourmande

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Untested - Hazelnut Frangipane Tart with Apricots and Softly Whipped Creme Fraiche


http://www.marthastewart.com/344194/hazelnut-frangipane-tart-apricots-and-softly-whipped-creme-fraiche?backto=true&backtourl=/photogallery/apricot-recipes#slide_15
1 recipe Cookie Crust
1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons toasted skinned hazelnuts, coarsely chopped 
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt 
1/2 stick (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature 
1/3 cup granulated sugar 
1 large egg 
4 just-ripe apricots 
1/2 cup heavy cream 
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar 
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 
3/4 cup creme fraiche 
3 tablespoons apricot jam 
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  1. Cut dough into a 6-inch round piece (reserve remaining dough for another use), and press into a 9-inch round tart pan with removable bottom, making dough about 1/4 inch thick. Patch with pieces of dough if necessary. Refrigerate for 10 minutes. Trim dough flush with rim, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  2. Blanch ripe apricots 30 - 60 secs to peel easily.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roast hazelnuts until fragrant and toasted, about 15 minutes. Rub the warm nuts vigorously with a kitchen towel to remove the skins.
  4. Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees.
  5. Pulse 1/3 cup hazelnuts in a food processor until finely ground. Stir together ground hazelnuts, flour, and salt.
  6. Beat butter and granulated sugar until pale and creamy. Beat in egg. Add hazelnut mixture, and beat until just combined. (Frangipane can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 1 week.)
  7. Spoon frangipane into cooled tart shell, and smooth with a spatula. Let stand for 10 minutes. Bake until set, about 15 minutes. Let cool.
  8. Prepare an ice-water bath. Bring a pan of water to a boil. Lightly score bottoms of apricots. Add apricots to boiling water, and blanch to loosen skins, about 1 minute. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to ice-water bath to stop the cooking, about 1 minute. Remove apricots, and gently peel. Cut in half, and remove pits.
  9. Just before serving, beat cream with confectioners' sugar and vanilla until soft peaks form; whisk in creme fraiche. Spread over frangipane. Arrange 7 apricot halves, cut side down, around edge. Cut remaining apricot half into thirds and arrange in center.
  10. Melt jam in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in lemon juice, and set aside to cool for 5 or 10 minutes. Pour through a sieve; discard solids. Brush strained jam over apricots, and spoon remaining glaze over cream. Sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons hazelnuts around apricots. Serve immediately.

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