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Polish Peach Tart Recipe (Brzoskwinie w Muszelkach z Ciasta)

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Polish Peach Tart

Polish Peach Tart (Brzoskwinie w Muszelkach z Ciasta

© 2008 Barbara Rolek licensed to About.com, Inc.
This Polish Peach Tart recipe features a sweet, flaky crust topped with fresh peach halves and baked until bubbly. A sprinkle of confectioners' sugar completes this dessert.

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Makes 15 to 20 servings of Polish Peach Tart

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients:

  • Tart Dough:
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, cold
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • 3 tablespoons sour cream
  • .
  • Peach Topping:
  • 15 large or 20 medium freestone peaches, peeled, pitted and sliced in half
  • 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar

Preparation:

  1. For the tart dough, in a large bowl, cut butter into flour as for pie dough. Add 1 cup confectioners' sugar and baking powder, mixing thoroughly. Add eggs and sour cream and bring dough together. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate 1 hour.

  2. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a jellyroll pan with parchment paper. Roll dough evenly on pan, turning excess dough in to form a thick edge.

  3. Place peaches cut-side down in even rows on dough. Bake 45-50 minutes or until peaches are bubbly. Remove from oven and dust with 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar.

  4. Serve immediately by cutting into 2-peach servings or cool and dust with remaining 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar at time of service.
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