Fresh Peach Torte Recipes

FRESH PEACH TORTE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• Add butter and sugar to the bowl of a large stand mixer (or use a hand mixer) and mix on medium speed until light yellow in color (a few minutes should do the trick).
• Add the sifted ingredients to the bowl, mix gently, then add eggs and mix until just combined.
• Transfer batter to an ungreased 9" spring-form pan and spread evenly.
• Cover batter with peach slices (arrange however you wish). Sprinkle with the remaining tablespoon of sugar, lemon juice, and cinnamon.
• Bake until a cake tester comes out clean in the center and the cake is golden, 45-50 minutes. Remove from oven and cool, then unmold from pan. Serve with whipped cream, creme fraiche, or more sliced peaches.

FRESH PEACH TARTS

Steps:

• Combine peaches, sugar, and lemon juice in bowl; mix well.
• Let stand for 20 minutes. Drain, reserving juice then add enough water to reserved juice to measure 1 cup.
• Pour juice into saucepan. Stir in cornstarch and cinnamon gradually. Cook until transparent, stirring constantly. Cool. Spoon peaches into tart shells. Pour glaze over peaches.
• Chill until glaze sets.
• Garnish with whipping cream if desired.

PRETTY PEACH TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Cream butter, sugar and nutmeg until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in flour until blended (mixture will be dry). Press firmly onto bottom and up sides of an ungreased 9-in. fluted tart pan with removable bottom., Place on a baking sheet. Bake on a middle oven rack until lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, toss peaches with sugar, flour, cinnamon and extract; add to crust. Sprinkle with almonds., Bake tart on a lower oven rack until crust is golden brown and peaches are tender, 40-45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. If desired, serve with whipped cream.

RASPBERRY PEACH TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. In a large bowl, combine peaches, raspberries and lemon juice. In another bowl, combine sugar, tapioca and cinnamon. Gently stir into fruit mixture; let stand 15 minutes., Unroll pie crust onto a parchment-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Spoon filling over crust to within 2 in. of edge; dot with butter. Fold crust edge over filling, pleating as you go and leaving a 6-in. opening in the center. Brush folded crust with egg white; sprinkle with sugar. Bake on a lower oven rack until crust is golden and filling is bubbly, 25-30 minutes. Transfer tart to a wire rack to cool.

INDIVIDUAL PEACH TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough 1/8 inch thick. Using a 5-inch cutter, cut 12 rounds, re-rolling the dough as needed. Brush off excess flour, and gently fit rounds into 3 1/2-inch tart pans with removable bottoms. Trim edges with scissors, a paring knife, or a rolling pin. Place tart pans on a baking sheet. Chill for 30 minutes.
• Using a slotted spoon, remove peaches from poaching liquid. Reserve poaching liquid for another use. Arrange three peach wedges in each tart shell.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg and sugar until thick and pale yellow. Add the flour and salt, and whisk until smooth. Whisk in the cream and cognac. Spoon custard around peaches in tart shells. Sprinkle lightly with sugar. Bake until the custard is puffed and golden, about 35 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool. Serve at room temperature.

FRESH PEACH TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Roll out pastry and line a nine-inch tart pan. Prick the bottom, line with foil and weight with dry beans or pastry weights. Bake for about six minutes, until the pastry looks dry but has not begun to color. Remove foil and continue baking about six minutes longer, until the pastry is pale gold. Remove from oven and lower to 375 degrees.
• Slice peaches uniformly about one-half-inch thick and toss in a bowl with lemon juice.
• Combine pecans, brown sugar and cinnamon. Mix half this mixture with the flour and spread on the bottom of the tart shell. Arrange the peaches slightly overlapping in a pattern over the pecan mixture. Sprinkle with the other half of the pecan mixture and dot with butter.
• Bake about 30 minutes, until the filling begins to bubble. Allow to cool until barely warm and serve with whipped cream.