Creamy Pink Grapefruit Tart
Ann Stratton
Jeanne Walker substituted grapefruit juice for lime in a traditional Key lime pie. For the best color, use a deep pink to red variety of grapefruit. You can bake the tart up to 1 day ahead; chill airtight. PREP AND COOK TIME: About 1 1/4 hours, plus 1 1/4 hours to cool.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
In a food processor or bowl, combine flour and butter. Whirl or rub in with your fingers until fine crumbs form. Add 1 egg and whirl or stir with a fork just until dough holds together. Pat into a ball, then press evenly over bottom and up sides of a 9- to 10-inch tart pan with a removable rim.
Step 2
2
Bake in a 325° oven until crust is pale gold, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool.
Step 3
3
Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk together remaining 3 eggs, grapefruit peel and juice, sugar, and the 2/3 cup whipping cream. Set baked crust on oven rack and carefully pour in filling.
Step 4
4
Bake in a 350° oven until filling jiggles only slightly in the center when pan is gently shaken and tart is golden at edges, 25 to 30 minutes.
Step 5
5
Let tart cool on a rack at least 45 minutes. Serve slightly warm or chilled, with sweetened whipped cream and grapefruit segments.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup (1/4 lb.) butter, cut into chunks
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon grated pink grapefruit peel
2/3 cup pink grapefruit juice with pulp
2/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup whipping cream
Sweetened whipped cream and peeled grapefruit segments
Directions
Step 1
1
In a food processor or bowl, combine flour and butter. Whirl or rub in with your fingers until fine crumbs form. Add 1 egg and whirl or stir with a fork just until dough holds together. Pat into a ball, then press evenly over bottom and up sides of a 9- to 10-inch tart pan with a removable rim.
Step 2
2
Bake in a 325° oven until crust is pale gold, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool.
Step 3
3
Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk together remaining 3 eggs, grapefruit peel and juice, sugar, and the 2/3 cup whipping cream. Set baked crust on oven rack and carefully pour in filling.
Step 4
4
Bake in a 350° oven until filling jiggles only slightly in the center when pan is gently shaken and tart is golden at edges, 25 to 30 minutes.
Step 5
5
Let tart cool on a rack at least 45 minutes. Serve slightly warm or chilled, with sweetened whipped cream and grapefruit segments.
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