Puff Pastry Fruit Tart

1 servings Total: 50 m
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Puff Pastry Fruit Tart
Puff pastry is a flaky light pastry made from a laminated dough composed of dough and butter or other solid fat. The butter is put inside the dough (or vice versa), and the dough is repeatedly folded and rolled out before baking. similar to making a croissant.

Ingredients

1 servings
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 3 cups pear chopped coarsely
  • 1 peach coarsely chopped
  • 1/4 cup blueberry
  • one sheet Puff Pastry ( 1/2 of a 17.3 ounce package)
  • 2 tablespoons confectionery sugar
  • 1/2 cup sweetened with cream optional

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F
  2. Beat the egg and water in a small bowl with a fork and set aside
  3. Stir the corn starch, granulated sugar and cinnamon and a medium bowl
  4. Stir in the honey
  5. Add the pears and fruits and toss to coat
  6. Sprinkle the work surface with confectionery sugar
  7. Unfold the pastry sheet on the sugar and roll into a 12 x 10” rectangle. A smaller rectangle can be made but cooking time will increase based on the thickness of the rolled out pastry
  8. Placed the pastry rectangle sugar side down onto a baking sheet before filling. Recommend placing parchment paper on baking sheet
  9. Spoon pears and fruit mixture into the center of the pastry sheet to 2 inches of the edge
  10. Lift the edge of the pastry sheet in sections and fold over the mixture
  11. Brush the pastry with the egg mixture
  12. Bake for 20 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown Let it cool for 20 minutes on the baking sheet on a wire rack to let the cornstarch do its job
  13. Sprinkle with the powdered sugar and whipped cream. The tart really does not need it - it is a wonderful taste explosion