Summer fruits are so versatile that you can turn them into so many different extravagant desserts. The great thing about baking with fresh fruits is using way less sugar than many other traditional desserts. For this specific tart that can serve eight people, it uses only six tablespoons of sugar.
Its perfect description could be: Juicy caramelized peaches, resting on a bed of soft and fluffy frangipane and the whole package is enclosed in a tall flaky pastry housing-😋
MEK Frangipane Peach Tart
For the tart shell:
1 ½ cups flour- 190g
¼ tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
â…› tsp baking powder
Lemon or orange zest
1 stick very cold butter- diced or grated-113g
2 tbsp heavy cream
3-4 tbsp ice-cold water
For the frangipane::
6 tbsp soft butter- 113g
â…“ cup fine granulated sugar
A pinch salt
Orange zest
3 tbsp orange juice or milk
2 eggs
1 cup almond flour- 96g
¼ cup all-purpose flour- 32g
Beetroot powder- 1 tsp (option