French Lemon Tart (Tarte Au Citron)
How do you know you have arrived in Paris? You have arrived in Paris if you can walk into a patisserie and get a fabulous French Lemon Tart. Tarte Au …
Wonderful, Flexible Tarts
“Tart” is a simple noun, easily understood, yet it can mean so many different things.
“I want one of those tarts!”, could mean a beautiful dessert.
“A slice of tart would be perfect”, could mean a perfect light lunch.
“A simple fruit tart will be nice”, could mean a non-fussy fruit gallate.
No matter what you are thinking, we got you covered below. You can also find detailed discussions of different approaches to pastry crusts.
Southern Pecan Tart Recipe
Traditions remain, but times change. While the love of Southern Pecan Pie remains, the lighter taste of Pecan Tart fits today’s appetites. This Southern Pecan tart is derived from the …
The Perfect Sweet Tart Crust
Evaluating the components of the simple flour, egg, and butter shell produced by Escoffier and the latest recommendations, I developed a perfect general-purpose crust. It is a tart dough that …
Perfecting the Tart Crust
With the right tart shell, pretty much anything brought home from the market can be turned into a simple but impressive main dish, a starter, or a dessert as shown …
Vidalia Onion and Bacon Tart
Vidalia Onions are a spring treat. This Vidalia Onions and Bacon tart made fully releases the extraordinary sweetness of this southern delicacy. Vidalias contain a very large amount of water …
Turnip and Chard Tart
This turnip and chard tart variation uses two of the most common items from spring and later summer markets. It is one of my favorite vegetable tarts. The perfect savory …
The Perfect Savory Tart Shell
Evaluating the components of the simple flour, egg, and butter crust produced by Escoffier and the latest recommendations for a tart shell (or tart crust), a dough for a perfect …
Escoffier Ordinary Short Paste
This recipe calls for a pound of flour and adds some flour. Just barely enough for three 9.5 inch (25 cm) tarts. Somewhat impractical for the home baker, but is …
Aaron’s Tart Dough
In Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat, she introduces Aaron’s Tart Dough, from her friend Aaron Hyman. In this recipe, he swaps out …
Escoffier Fine Short Paste
One of the Foundation Pastries It is not an overstatement to say that all savory tart pastries can be traced back to the Escoffier Fine Short Paste. Reviewing the savory …
