Plum Tart

On Labor Day Ben made some yummy ribs (subject of a future post) and I made a plum tart. I haven't made a tart in forever, in fact I sent Ben on a tart pan finding mission. We tried the standard big box stores with no luck - but Williams Sonoma was open on Labor Day and of course had tart pans.



The recipe was straight forward, although it took a bit longer than I originally thought it would. Between heating/cooling and prep/rest times it wasn't ready until after 8pm. I used the recipe for a Plum Tart with Lemon Shortbread Crust from this months Fine Cooking. I had a hard time arranging the plum slices in concentric circle in the tart pan, but over all I think it turned out good. The crust was pretty sweet, but a nice contrast to the slight sourness of the plums. Ben and I really enjoyed it, but J seemed to prefer to eat only the crust. I am looking forward to using my new tart pan on apple tarts this fall!