Blood Orange Tart

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon cold water
• 1 1/2 cups fresh blood orange juice
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 4 large egg yolks
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
• 2 blood oranges, peeled, sliced, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 crust:
• 2 in a food processor, blend flour, confectioners' sugar, and salt.
• 3 add butter and blend until texture is that of fine meal.
• 4 in a small cup, beat yolk with cold water.
• 5 with motor running, drizzle in yolk mixture and blend until dough just comes together.
• 6 press dough evenly into bottom and sides of a 10-inch fluted tart pan with removable bottom.
• 7 freeze 15 minutes.
• 8 adjust oven rack to lower third of oven.
• 9 preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 10 bake crust about 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• 11 cool completely on a wire rack.
• 12 keep oven on.
• 13 curd:
• 14 pour juice in a large microwave-safe glass measuring cup.
• 15 microwave on high 12 to 15 minutes, until reduced to 3/4 cup.
• 16 pour juice into a medium saucepan; add sugar, butter, and salt.
• 17 cook, stirring, over medium heat until butter melts.
• 18 in a medium bowl, whisk yolks and eggs.
• 19 gradually whisk in half of juice mixture.
• 20 gradually whisk back into the remaining juice mixture in saucepan.
• 21 return saucepan to medium-low heat and cook, 4 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
• 22 pour through a sieve set over a bowl; stir in zest.
• 23 place tart pan on a baking sheet.
• 24 pour into partially baked tart shell and bake about 10 minutes, or until crust is golden and curd barely jiggles.
• 25 cool completely on wire rack.
• 26 refrigerate overnight (tart will firm up once it is chilled).
• 27 garnish with orange slices just before serving.