Fig and Almond Tart

Giada De Laurentiis

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis, 2008

Show: Giada at HomeEpisode: Recipe Sharing

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Total Time:
2 hr 0 min
Prep
10 min
Inactive
1 hr 10 min
Cook
40 min
Yield:
6 to 8 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar, plus 1 tablespoon
  • 1 lemon, zested
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 3 tablespoons ice water
  • 3 1/2 ounces almond paste, at room temperature, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1/3 cup mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 6 large or 12 small fresh figs, sliced, stems removed or 20 dried figs, reconstituted *see Cook's Note
  • 1/4 cup apricot jam

Directions

Combine the flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, lemon zest, and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until blended. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal. With the machine running, gradually add the water until moist clumps form. Turn the mixture out onto a work surface and form into a ball. Flatten the dough into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill the dough for 1 hour.

In a clean food processor bowl, combine remaining sugar, almond paste, mascarpone cheese, vanilla extract, and honey. Blend until smooth.

Position an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

On a large sheet of parchment paper, roll out the dough into an 11-inch circle. Transfer the dough to a large, heavy baking sheet. Spread the almond filling over the dough, leaving a 2-inch border. Arrange the figs on top of the almond filling. Spoon the jam over the figs. Fold the dough border over the filling to form an 8-inch round, pleating the crust loosely and pinching to seal any cracks in the dough.

Bake the tart until the crust is golden, about 40 minutes. Place the baking sheet on a rack to cool for 10 minutes, then slide a metal spatula under the crust to free the tart from the parchment. Transfer the tart to a platter and serve.

Cook's Note: To reconstitute dried figs, simmer in water for 5 minutes. Let the mixture cool completely. Strain before using.

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  • on December 07, 2011

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    Two words: Fig Newton.

    I like the crust, the paste, the presentation, but all and all the crust with the figs really dose remind me of that cookie. I would keep the glaze, I think this is classic and an important part of the recipe and brings a different flavor to the party. I think next time I might try a different filling, but got me to try something different so 3 starts for that. I know, its Italian so anything other then figs would probably not work with the show.

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  • on November 26, 2011

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    I made this recipe for Thanksgiving using a mix of dried calimyrna & mission figs. The tart looked beautiful initially, but the pieces of apricot in my preserves diminished its presentation. I should've sieved them out.

    Flavor-wise, this recipe is good but not outstanding. I'd actually like more of the almond-mascarpone filling; I think it's spread a tad thin and that causes the tart to be drier than it should be.

    Everyone loved the crust: It's delicious, but very crumbly, so the tart doesn't travel too well. I'll keep that in mind for next time. And there will be a next time. This recipe is too good to toss away, it just needs some tweaking.

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  • on October 27, 2011

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    The best thing I ever ate

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