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 - Apricot Tart 2


http://www.marthastewart.com/355533/frank-and-jeromes-apricot-tart?


All-purpose flour, for rolling out dough

1/2 recipe Sweet Pie Dough, completely cooled 

1/2 cup apple butter or applesauce 
15 medium apricots, halved, pits removed 
1/4 cup sugar 
1/2 cup apricot jam       
  1. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 12-inch round 3/8 inch thick. Fit into a 9-inch fluted tart pan with removable bottom. Trim edges. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees with rack in center. Prick the bottom of pastry all over with a fork. Line with parchment paper; fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake 10 minutes. Remove parchment paper and weights, and continue to bake until bottom is dry. Remove from the oven, and let cool on a wire rack. Allow it to cool completely before using to allow the crust to set.
  3. Spread apple butter evenly over tart shell. Arrange apricots over the apple butter in an overlapping circular pattern. Holding your hand 6 inches above tart, sprinkle sugar evenly over apricots.
  4. Bake until apricots are dark golden brown, and even darker around the edges, 50 to 55 minutes. Remove from oven, and let cool briefly on a wire rack.
  5. In a small bowl, combine jam with 2 tablespoons warm water. Stir until jam melts and becomes thinner. Pass through a medium sieve (this will make 1/4 cup of glaze. What would happen if I forced the fruit bits through the sieve?)
  6. To remove tart from pan, rest it on a large can. Make sure tart is steady and balanced. Slide outside ring of pan down off tart. Then, place tart on work surface. Slide tart off pan bottom, and onto a rimless serving dish or a cutting board.
  7. Use a pastry brush or a scrunched-up paper towel to coat apricots with glaze. Serve at room temperature or warm.

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