Cooking through La Tartine Gourmande: Apricot tartlets

Ina hat sich dieses Mal die Aprikosentartelettes mit Honig, Mandeln und Olivenöl von Seite 243 herausgesucht.

In den letzten Wochen habe ich auf dem Markt aber keine einzige Aprikose erblicken können und so habe ich auf Pfirsiche zurückgegriffen. Den Boden mit Zitrone und Olivenöl habe ich auch durch einen ersetzt den ich noch da hatte. Ich hatte einfach so viel von den letzten Backabenteuern übrig.

In meiner abgewandelten Version waren die Tartelettes leider auch nichts Besonderes. Sie waren in Ordnung. Im Buch ist ein vorgebackener Boden abgebildet, gefüllt mit frischem Obst. Und ich denke das ist der Punkt! Es hätte wesentlich erfrischender geschmeckt (meine Tartelettes waren recht trocken), die Böden vorzubacken und dann mit dem Obst und den anderen Zutaten zu belegen. Fertig zum Essen!

peach tartlets

This time Ina chose the apricot tartlets with honey, almonds and olive oil from page 243.

I didn’t get any apricots in the last weeks on the farmers market, so I decided to make these tartlets with peaches instead. I also didn’t make the lemon-flavoured olive oil crust, which I’m sure fits perfectly with that recipe, it’s just that I had a lot of leftover dough from a previous baking adventure.

I have to say, that in my adaptation the tartlets were nothing special. They were ok. The book shows just baked crusts with fresh fruit. I think this is the key! It would have tasted much fresher (my tartlets tasted rather dry), just to fill the prebaked crusts with fresh fruit and the rest of the ingredients. Ready to eat!

peach tartlets

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About a month ago I promised some tartelettes. Actually apricot tartelettes. But as the case may be, they looked good, but the apricots just tasted like nothing. Additionally something was missing. Some cream, which would flatter your palate. Maybe vanilla? So an idea was born.

Peach Tartelettes

1. Pâte sucrée: which I also used for the failed apricot tartelettes, but which is very good. I adapted it from Michel Roux. It’s a bit sticky, but so you only have to press the dough in your molds. No rolling out! If you are making this dough, you have to use butter! Don’t use shortening (Koch-,Back- oder Streichfett)! Trust me, I’ve tried. Also stick to the chilling time. It’s both worth for handling and taste!

Peach Tartelettes

2. Crème pâtissiére: A very fine and also light cream filling for the tartelettes, which has just a slight sweetness and good taste of vanilla. I recommend to use vanilla extract. I also made it with vanilla pods, but I prefer the taste of the vanilla extract. If you don’t know, where to get some vanilla extract, without going to expense, just make your own. I just did it myself and it’s super easy.

Peach Tartelettes

3. Peaches! There is nothing much to say here, just use some that are already ripe and of course have a good taste! Not just like my apricots…

About a month ago I promised some tartelettes. Actually apricot tartelettes. But as the case may be, they looked good, but the apricots just tasted like nothing. Additionally something was missing. Some cream, which would flatter your palate. Maybe vanilla? So an idea was born.

Peach Tartelettes

1. Pâte sucrée: which I also used for the failed apricot tartelettes, but which is very good. I adapted it from Michel Roux. It’s a bit sticky, but so you only have to press the dough in your molds. No rolling out! If you are making this dough, you have to use butter! Don’t use shortening (Koch-,Back- oder Streichfett)! Trust me, I’ve tried. Also stick to the chilling time. It’s both worth for handling and taste!

Peach Tartelettes

2. Crème pâtissiére: A very fine and also light cream filling for the tartelettes, which has just a slight sweetness and good taste of vanilla. I recommend to use vanilla extract. I also made it with vanilla pods, but I prefer the taste of the vanilla extract. If you don’t know, where to get some vanilla extract, without going to expense, just make your own. I just did it myself and it’s super easy.

Peach Tartelettes

3. Peaches! There is nothing much to say here, just use some that are already ripe and of course have a good taste! Not just like my apricots…