Queen Anne’s Cherry Tart

Name: Queen Anne’s Cherry Tart
Yield: 8 portions
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons ice water; 1 can (17 ounces) pitted sweet dark cherries in syrup; 6 tablespoons (¾ stick) unsalted butter, cut in pieces, cold; 1 egg yolk; 1 tablespoon sugar; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons cherry jam; 12 ounces golden (Queen Anne) cherries; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice; 3 tablespoons sugar; ¼ cup Cherry Heering; ¼ cup kirsch

Preparation info

8
portions

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

W’ve combined regal golden Queen Anne cherries with sweet dark ones, then added kirsch and Cherry Heering to make a very cherry tart. It’s a beauty!

Ingredients

Pastry

1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
¼

Dessert
Pastry
Vegetarian

Method

Prepare the pastry: Combine the flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor. Add the butter and process until the mixture has the texture of coarse crumbs.
With the motor running, add the egg yolk and ice water through the feed tube. Process until the dough forms a ball.
Cover the dough with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1 hour.