Smoked Honey Fig &...Smoked Honey Fig & Lavender Mascarpone Tart

Name: Smoked Honey Fig & Lavender Mascarpone Tart
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 200g all-purpose flour, sifted; 125g chilled unsalted butter, cubed; 80g granulated sugar; 100g finely ground almond flour; 2 large egg yolks; 12 fresh black mission figs, halved; 60ml premium smoked honey; 250g cold mascarpone cheese; 100ml heavy whipping cream; 1 tsp dried culinary lavender buds; 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves, finely chopped; 1 pinch Maldon sea salt

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Cuisine

French Fusion

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Servings

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Prep Time

45 mins

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Cook Time

35 mins

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Difficulty

Hard

A sophisticated French-inspired tart featuring a thyme-infused almond frangipane, fresh black mission figs glazed with smoked honey, and a velvet lavender-infused whipped mascarpone.

French FusionHard

Ingredients

•200g all-purpose flour, sifted

•125g chilled unsalted butter, cubed

•80g granulated sugar

•100g finely ground almond flour

•2 large egg yolks

•12 fresh black mission figs, halved

•60ml premium smoked honey

•250g cold mascarpone cheese

•100ml heavy whipping cream

•1 tsp dried culinary lavender buds

•1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves, finely chopped

•1 pinch Maldon sea salt

Cooking Instructions

01
Pulse flour, 100g butter, and 40g sugar in a food processor until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add one egg yolk and pulse until dough forms. Chill for 30 minutes.
02
Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Roll out pastry and line a 9-inch tart tin. Blind bake with weights for 12 minutes, remove weights, and bake for 5 more minutes.
03
Cream remaining butter and sugar. Fold in almond flour, chopped thyme, and the second egg yolk to create the frangipane.
04
Spread frangipane evenly over the par-baked tart shell. Arrange fig halves cut-side up on top.
05
Bake for 20-25 minutes until the frangipane is golden and set. Remove and immediately brush figs with half of the smoked honey.
06
Infuse heavy cream with lavender buds over low heat for 5 minutes (do not boil). Strain and chill completely.
07
Whisk cold lavender cream and mascarpone together until stiff peaks form. To serve, dollop cream on the side, drizzle remaining smoked honey, and finish with a pinch of sea salt.

Cooking Reviews

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Michael Burns

July 1, 2023