Nectarine & Blackberry Tarts

Ingredients

Directions

1. Whisk almond meal, sugar, and flour together.
2. Cut your butter into the flour mixture quickly. You can do this in the food processor by cubing your butter and pulsing it with the flour mixture a few times until pea-sized bits of butter are coated in flour. You can also shred your butter into the flour using a coarse grater, using a fork to combine.
3. Add the beaten egg in a thin drizzle, mixing or pulsing as you go.
4. Sprinkle 1-2 tablespoons of ice cold water into the dough if it feels dry. (This is where my recipe differs a little from the original recipe. I suspect it's because I live in dry-ass, wintry Boston, so my dough needs a little more moisture. I've made this recipe twice, and the dough with more water came out far more tender. If you live in a humid region, you can probably skip the water.) Mix or pulse for just a second, then use your hands to quickly form the dough into a ball. Cover the dough with plastic wrap.
5. Chill the dough for half an hour in the fridge, then break it into 6 even chunks and press each into a ball. Flour your cutting board and rolling pin, then roll each ball of dough into a circle about 1/2 centimeter thick.
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
7. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and sprinkle turbinado sugar all over the parchment. Lay each sheet of dough over the sugar and pat gently so the sugar underneath sticks to the dough.
8. Fill the centers with fruit, leaving a 2 inch border of dough around the edge. Flip the edges over the filling and pat down the creases. If the dough has warmed up by the time you're done, chill the tarts in the fridge for 15 minutes.
9. Baking for 25 minutes. Top with a sprig of rosemary or eat warm with ice cream. These will keep in the fridge for a few days. Simple pop it in the microwave to reheat for the most tender crust.