Easy Apricot Almond Tart

Two weeks ago I made a rhubarb tart with fresh rhubarb from my cousin's yard. I made a double batch of tart crust and saved the extra crust, figuring I would use it somehow. Two weeks went by, and I finally bought some fresh apricots at Fred Meyer, and decided to make them into a tart. I found this recipe on epicurious and went with it. (A note: part of what makes this recipe "easy" is a store-bought pie crust. My standards may be slipping, but I just can't go there yet.) I recommend making it, but with a few changes. You may have guessed this already, but a two-week old crust is very dry, and I ended up putting it into the tart pan in pieces and smushing them together. So probably use a fresh crust. Still, it tasted good. The first slice I had, while it was cooling, was way too sweet. I think the store bought apricot jam I used was really sweet. However, the next day the sweetness was reduced. Still, I would maybe reduce the sugar to 1/4 cup, or add some lemon juice to the jam to balance out the sugar. Also, I think the apricots I used weren't totally ripe, so it took longer in the oven to get them soft, thus the top is a bit browner than I'd like. I was pleased with how quickly this tart came together, since I had the crust made already. Easy gourmet, that's what it's about.
2 Comments:
Hey, cutie. Have you been grilling, at all? I've been OBSESSED with grilling things. Lucy - my neighbor - cooks gourmet stuff all the time, and is amazing. We grilled some tofu that she had marinated in exotic mushroom sauce for a week...and it was OUT OF THIS WORLD yummy.
My new boyfriend is a vegetarian, and I'm grilling him portabellas and tofu tomorrow night. Hurray!
(He doesn't know he's my boyfriend, yet. Actually, we haven't even kissed.)
hehehehe
Sadly, we don't have a place to put a grill since our apartment is on the third floor. I miss grilling. I love doing that during the summer.
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