Amaretti Peach Tart

Name: Amaretti Peach Tart
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 5 ½ oz. amaretti cookies, finely crushed; 5 tbsp. sugar; 1 tbsp. ground cinnamon; 1 tbsp. sugar; ⅛ tsp. kosher salt; ¼ cup ice-cold water; 3 lb. very ripe peaches, peeled, pitted, and coarsely chopped; 1 cup flour, plus more for dusting; 6 tbsp. cold unsalted butter, plus more for greasing

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Italian Comfort Food

By The Editors of Saveur

Published 2015

About

To make the filling for this tart, peaches are simmered with cinnamon and sugar and then mixed with crushed amaretti cookies, which add a nutty almond flavor and a light, almost cakelike texture. The array of decorative cutouts arranged on top gives the tart a festive air.

Ingredients

For the Crust

1 cup flour, plus more for dusting
6 tbsp. cold unsalted butter, plus more for greasing

Europe
Italy
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

Make the crust: Pulse flour, butter, sugar, and salt in a food processor until pea-size crumbles form. Add water and pulse until dough forms. Flatten dough into a disc and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill for 1 hour.
On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 15″ round and press into a greased 11″ tart pan with a removable bottom set on a baking sheet; trim edges.