How to Make Perfect Almond Cheese Tart with Plums

Almond Cheese Tart with Plums. Great recipe for Almond Cheese Tart with Plums. I love baked tarts (especially ones wth almond cream and fruit on a crispy pastry). I added cream cheese (which I love) and made a filling resembling cheese cake.

A light crisp shortcrust pastry is filled with an almond cream mixture, known as frangipane. Top this with thick slices of fresh plums and you have both a delicious teatime treat, or a delicious pudding just waiting for a little custard or cream. Mix all filling ingredients together, beat well and pour over plums. You can cook Almond Cheese Tart with Plums using 16 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Almond Cheese Tart with Plums

You need of ≪Crispy pastry≫.
It's 60 grams of Unsalted butter.
Prepare 90 grams of Plain flour.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of Sugar.
It's 1 pinch of Salt.
You need 40 ml of Cold water.
It's 1 of Plain flour for dusting.
Prepare of ≪Cheese and almond cream≫.
You need 40 grams of Unsalted butter.
You need 30 grams of Cream cheese.
Prepare 50 grams of Granulated sugar.
Prepare 1 of Egg.
You need 80 grams of Ground almond.
You need 1 tbsp of Lemon juice.
It's of ≪Topping≫.
You need 4 of to 5 Plum.

Sprinkle over some flaked almonds and a tablespoon of sugar. Cut the plums into halves and remove the stones, then gently press the plum halves into the tart, arranging neatly in the almond mixture. Greengages, Victoria and Mirabelle plums are delicious and can be made into both sweet and savoury dishes or condiments. Try these three classic plum and almond tart recipes if you have lots of plums or pluots (juicy apricot/plum hybrid).

Almond Cheese Tart with Plums step by step

≪Pastry≫ Dice the butter into 1 cm cubes and chill in the fridge. Chill other ingredients in the fridge..
Put the butter, plain flour, sugar and salt in a bowl and chop finely, using the back of a fork or a scraper..
After the butter is chopped into small pieces, work it together with your fingers until the mixture resembles fine panko..
Add the cold water and mix together to make a dough. Wrap the dough in cling film and chill in the fridge for at least one hour. (At this point you can freeze the dough. Defrost in the fridge before using.).
Coat the tart tin thinly with butter (not listed in the ingredients) and dust with flour (not listed in the ingredients). Chill the tin in the fridge..
Roll out the dough thinly on a floured work surface. Use it to line the tart tin and prick the pastry base with a fork..
Line it with parchment paper or aluminum foil and fill with baking beans. Bake blind in an oven preheated to 180°C for 25 minutes..
Remove the parchment paper (or aluminum foil) and beans and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes in the 180°C oven until the pastry surface is dry. After baking, place the pastry and tin on a rack to cool..
≪Cheese cream≫ *Leave all the ingredients at room temperature. Put the butter and cream cheese in a bowl and mix until smooth..
Add the granulated sugar and whisk with a hand whisk until fluffy. Stir in the egg..
Add the ground almond and lemon juice and stir well..
≪Topping≫ Rinse the plums and cut into 6 to 8 wedges with the skins on. Remove the pits..
Spoon the cream onto the pastry base and smooth over the surface. Arrange the plums and bake in an oven preheated to 170°C for about 40 minutes..
*If the tart doesn't yet have a nice golden brown colour, raise the oven temperature to 180°C for the last 10 minutes. Conversely, if the tart is too browned cover with aluminium foil during baking..
After baking, place the tart on a cooling rack to cool and remove the tart from the tart tin. It's done..
It's nice if you serve warm but it tastes nicer after chilled. Dust with powdered sugar if you like..

The first is the most indulgent plum tart recipe, good for a dinner party or special occasion. Using an offset spatula, spread cooled tart shell with the almond cream. Starting at the outside of the pan, arrange plums in a circle on top so all the pieces overlap. Turn plums the opposite way for the second circle. Fill the center with the remaining plums or another fruit if you wish.