Cherry Pastry Tart
This Cherry Pastry Tart is the perfect dessert that is easy to make and delicious. This rustic cherry tart smothers a puff pastry crust with fresh cherries, and almonds.
Ingredients
- 4 cups sweet cherries stemmed pitted and halved
- 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp brown sugar divided
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp salt
- egg + 1 tbsp water beaten together for egg wash
- 4 Puff Pastry Squares
Instructions
- Defrost the pastry in refrigerator overnight.
- Using the tip of a sharp knife, score a one-inch border around the pastry and using the fork prick inside the puff pastry, being careful not to cut all the way through. Brush the border with beaten milk and sprinkle with brown sugar.
- Combine cherries, sugar, flour, lemon juice and salt. Using a potato masher or heavy flat bottom glass mash mixture a few times.
- Spread cherries into the center of the pastry, leaving about 2 cm boarder around.
- Preheat the oven to 375 C and bake these prepare pastry in a lined baking sheet for 13-15 minutes, until golden brown and puffed.
- Once you’re ready to serve the cherry tart, a sprinkling of toasted almond slices and powdered sugar.