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White Peach and Cherry Tart

White Peach and Cherry Tart

This white peach and cherry tart features a sweet vanilla pastry crust topped with fresh cherry jam, fresh white peach slices and fresh Bing cherry slices. Tart is baked until the cherry jam is bubbling and the fresh fruit pieces are nicely roasted and soft.
Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 40 mins
Chill 1 hr 30 mins
Total Time 2 hrs 30 mins
Course Brunch, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8

Equipment

  • 1 (9-inch) removable bottom tart pan

Ingredients
  

Sweet Pastry Dough:

  • 180 grams all-purpose flour (1-1/3 cups)
  • 55 grams powdered sugar (1/2 cup)
  • 1 gram fine sea salt (1/4 teaspoon)
  • 113 grams unsalted butter (1 stick OR 1/2 cup), cold and cubed
  • 50 grams egg (1 large)
  • 3 grams vanilla bean paste or extract (1/2 teaspoon)

Filling:

  • 1/2 cup cherry jam
  • 3 each white peaches
  • 12 each fresh cherries, pitted

Instructions
 

Sweet Pastry Dough:

  • Add all-purpose flour, powdered sugar, and salt to food processor. Pulse once or twice to combine.
  • Add cold cubed butter to food processor and pulse until the mix resembles coarse sand.
  • Add egg and vanilla bean paste to food processor. Pulse just long enough for the dough to start coming together.
  • Transfer dough to flat surface. Press dough together into ball. Flatten into disc.
  • Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour, or up to 3 days.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Remove dough from refrigerator. Place dough on lightly floured surface and roll out into 11-inch circle.
  • Place dough round into 9-inch removable bottom tart pan.
  • Press dough into sides and bottom of tart pan.
  • Place parchment circle in tart pan, fill with pie weights.
  • Bake tart crust in preheated oven for 20 minutes.
  • Remove tart pan from oven and cool completely.

Filling:

  • Spread cherry jam over bottom of cooled sweet pastry crust.
  • Rinse white peaches. Using a sharp knife, cut each peach in half, circling the knife around the pit. Pull the peach apart. Remove pit.
  • Slice each peach half into six slices. Place peach slices over cherry jam, staring from the outside and working toward the center of the pan.
  • Cut pitted cherries in half. Cut each half into 3 slices. Place cherry slices over peach slices.
  • Bake white peach tart in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
  • Remove tart from oven and place on wire rack to cool.
  • Slice tart into 8 individual pieces.
Keyword fresh cherries, fruit tart, sweet pastry crust, tart, white peach tart, white peaches