Fresh Fig Tart with Rosemary Cornmeal Crust and Lemon Mascarpone Cream
An elegant tart featuring a buttery rosemary-infused cornmeal crust filled with lemon mascarpone cream and topped with fresh figs glazed with honey and red-currant jelly. The combination of sweet figs, tangy cream, and herbaceous crust creates a sophisticated dessert.
Ingredients
- •1½ cups all-purpose flour
- •½ cup yellow cornmeal
- •1 tablespoon sugar
- •¼ teaspoon salt
- •½ cup unsalted butter
- •1½ tablespoons fresh rosemary
- •4 tablespoons ice water
- •⅓ cup sour cream
- •1 cup mascarpone cheese
- •¼ cup sugar
- •1½ teaspoons lemon zest
- •⅛ teaspoon salt
- •2 tablespoons red-currant jelly
- •1 tablespoon honey
- •1½ lb fresh figs
- •1 piece tart pan
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Pulse together flour, cornmeal, sugar, and salt in a food processor. Add butter and rosemary and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal with some small (roughly pea-size) butter lumps. Drizzle evenly with 4 tablespoons ice water and pulse until just incorporated.
5 min
- 2.
Gently squeeze a small handful: If it doesn't hold together, add more water, 1/2 tablespoon at a time, pulsing after each addition and continuing to test.
3 min
- 3.
Press dough evenly onto bottom and up sides of tart pan with floured fingers. Smooth dough with a small offset metal spatula or back of a spoon (floured if necessary), then roll a rolling pin over top of pan to trim dough flush with rim. Chill crust until firm, about 30 minutes.
35 min
- 4.
Preheat oven to 400°F.
10 min
- 5.
Bake crust in middle of oven until center and edges are golden, 25 to 30 minutes (don't worry if bottom of crust cracks), then cool in pan on a rack.
30 min
- 6.
Whisk together sour cream, mascarpone, sugar, zest, and salt in a bowl.
5 min
- 7.
Heat jelly and honey in a small saucepan over moderately low heat, whisking, until jelly is melted, about 4 minutes, then cool glaze slightly.
4 min
- 8.
Remove side of tart pan and spread mascarpone cream in shell. Cut figs lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices and arrange decoratively over cream. Brush figs with honey glaze.
15 min