Champagne Peach Tart with Vanilla Sugar

Name: Champagne Peach Tart with Vanilla Sugar
Yield: Makes 6 Tarts
Ingredients: 6 partially baked tarts shells (see note), made with Standard Tart Dough, rings left on; 1 vanilla bean, split; 1 tablespoon Vanilla Sugar (see note); 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small cubes; 3 large ripe peaches, pitted and cut into 12 slices each; 2 cups Champagne; 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

Preparation info

Makes
6
Tarts

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Book of Tarts

By Maury Rubin

Published 1995

About

On the one hand, you don’t need to buy expensive Champagne for this recipe, because it gets heated, changing its taste. On the other hand, you may want to buy expensive Champagne, because half of the bottle is left over to serve with the tarts. You choose.

Ingredients

2 cups Champagne
1 vanilla bean, split
2 tablespoons

Pastry
Dessert
Pie
Vegetarian

Method

Pour the Champagne into a medium saucepan. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean into the Champagne, then add the bean. Add the sugar, set the pan over medium heat, and heat, stirring, just until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and let cool to lukewarm.
Add the peaches to the Champagne mixture, and macerate for at least 30 minutes, or up to 1 hou