Tourte de Poitou

Name: Tourte de Poitou
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: Flour, for dusting; ½ quantity of sweet pastry; 100 g (4 oz, generous ½ cup) caster sugar; 3 eggs; 175 g (6 oz, ¾ cup) soft, unsalted goat’s cheese, such as Sainte-Maure; 3 (4) tablespoons finely chopped candied fruit; 2 tablespoons double cream; 1 tablespoon pistachio nuts, skinned & chopped (see Tip); Zest of 1 orange

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

A Passion for Cheese

By Paul Gayler

Published 1997

About

This tart is a speciality of the Poitou region in France, where it is made with goat’s cheese, as below. You could substitute cream cheese, if you prefer.

Ingredients

½ quantity of sweet pastry
Flour, for dusting
175 g (6 oz

Europe
France
Poitou
Dessert
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 190°C, 375°F, gas 5. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface until it is 3 mm (⅛ i