Rhubarb Tart with Lemongrass & Rosewater

Name: Rhubarb Tart with Lemongrass & Rosewater
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 1 lemongrass stalk, bruised; sweet short pastry; plain (all-purpose) flour, for rolling out the pastry; 50 g/1¾ oz caster (superfine) sugar; 1 tbsp rose water; 100 ml/3½ fl oz/scant ½ cup double (heavy) cream; 1 tbsp dry rose petals, crushed to dust; 50 g/1¾ oz ground almonds; 1 egg, plus 1 egg yolk; butter, for greasing; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz rhubarb, cut into large cubes

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 5

Appears in

French Countryside Cooking

By Daniel Galmiche

Published 2021

About

Rhubarb tart. What can I say about it other than good things? I love the sharp acidity coming through, I love the scent of lemongrass and the waft of rose water. What a difference these ingredients make to this classic. This tart is so delicious that it will leave you wanting more. So, who’s baking the next one?

Ingredients

100 ml/3½ fl oz/scant ½ cup double (heavy) cream
1

Dessert
Vegetarian
Pie

Method

Put the cream in a small pan over a low heat and add the rose water. Heat gently until the cream is just starting to simmer, then remove from the heat and set the pan aside, covered with clingfilm (plastic wrap) for 15 minutes to allow the flavours to infuse. .
Grease a 24 cm</