Ingredients and preparation of fig tart

It is said that figs are the magical fruit that Adam and Eve ate. They are called figs because they have no flowers but bear fruit. The time to taste fresh figs in a year is very short. Try soaking figs in leftover red wine. Simmer over low heat, and the whole house is filled with a strong smell of wine. When you put the fragrant figs into your mouth, the instant happiness you feel is really indescribable. Let me introduce to you how to make a fig tart .

Material

Tart crust: 50 grams of butter, 40 grams of powdered sugar, 1 egg yolk, 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract, 120 grams of low-gluten flour, 20 grams of almond powder, and a pinch of salt.

Almond butter: 1 egg, 55 grams of butter, 55 grams of almond powder, 55 grams of sugar.

Fig pickle: 200 grams of dried figs, 150 ml of red wine, 50 grams of sugar, 1/2 cinnamon stick.

Apricot pectin: 100 grams of apricot jam, 50 grams of corn syrup, 15 grams of water.

practice

To make fig pickle: remove the stems of the figs, wash them, add red wine, sugar and cinnamon sticks and simmer over low heat.

Fig Tower

How to make French shortbread crust

1 Whip the softened butter until there are no lumps.

2 Add sifted powdered sugar and mix well.

3 Add room temperature eggs in 2 batches and mix until fully mixed.

4 Scrape the edges of the flour bowl clean and let the cream paste concentrate at the bottom of the bowl.

5 Add sifted flour and almond powder, cut, press and mix.

6 When the dough comes together, put it into a plastic bag and refrigerate for about 3 hours.

7 After rolling the dough into a round flat shape, sprinkle it with high-gluten flour to prevent sticking, and then roll it flat with a rolling pin.

8 Roll it out to about 3-5mm thick, slightly larger than the tower plate.

9 After placing it on the tart plate, gently adjust the surrounding area of ​​the tart crust to make it look loose.

10 Use a rolling pin to roll off the excess pie crust.

11 Use your thumb and index finger to press the crust to fit the bottom and sides of the pan.

12 Poke holes in the bottom with a fork to prevent it from puffing up.

13 Place baking paper on the pie crust and place soybeans on it. (Dried soybeans, red beans, barley, etc. can all be used as beans for baking.)

14 Preheat the oven to 170 degrees, put the tart crust into the oven and bake for about 15 minutes, remove the baking paper and soybeans, and bake for another 10 minutes. (This tart crust can also be used as a biscuit base for cheesecake).

Almond Butter Making

1 Beat the warm butter evenly.

2 Add sugar and stir until there are no lumps.

3 Pour the rewarmed eggs in 2-3 times and beat until there are no lumps.

4 Add almond powder and mix well to make almond butter.

5 Fill the tart crust with almond butter and smooth the surface evenly.

6 Place the preserved figs densely on the top of the tower to make a tower shape. Bake in a preheated oven at 170 degrees for 30 minutes and observe the color changes on the surface.

Production of apricot pectin

1Put apricot jam, corn syrup and water in a pot and boil, then filter with a sieve.

2 After the baked fig tart has cooled, brush it with apricot pectin.