Caramelised Nectarine Tart

Name: Caramelised Nectarine Tart
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: Cream or ice cream to serve; ½ cup (125 mL/4 fl oz) water; 8 large firm nectarines, not too ripe; ¼ cup (60 mL/2 fl oz) brandy or peach Liqueur; ½ cup (125 mL/4 fl oz) hot water; 1 cup (250 g/8 oz) white granulated sugar; ¼ cup (60 g/2 oz) butter; 500 g (1 lb) Rough Puff Pastry; 8 tablespoons white granulated sugar, extra; Melted butter for greasing tins

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

A Taste of Australia

By Victoria Alexander and Genevieve Harris

Published 1995

About

This is our version of a classic French dessert which is usually made with apples. It can also be made with peaches or mangoes, but the tartness of the nectarines makes this version especially good. You will need eight small, flat-sided tart tins, about 10 cm (4 in) across.

Ingredients

500 g (1 lb) Rough Puff Pastry

Vegetarian
Pie

Method

TO PREPARE PASTRY, roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of about 7 mm (¼ in). Cut eight circles of pastry, slightly larger than the size of your tart tins. Cover the pastr