Grapefruit Tart

Name: Grapefruit Tart
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 1⅓ cups (6⅔ ounces; 189 grams), flour; 5 tablespoons (2¼ ounces; 64 grams), sugar; ½ teaspoon, table salt; 10 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; ¾ cup (5¼ ounces; 149 grams), sugar; 3 , large eggs plus 4 large yolks; 1 tablespoon, cornstarch; ½ teaspoon, table salt; 1 tablespoon, ruby red grapefruit zest plus 1 cup juice (2 large grapefruits); 3 tablespoons, lemon juice; 5 tablespoons, unsalted butter, chilled, cut into 10 pieces; 6 drops red liquid, food coloring; 1 cup, heavy cream; 1 tablespoon, granulated sugar

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2024

Desserts or Baked Goods

Fruit

Tarts

Fruit Desserts

Fragrant, floral grapefruit shines in this ultrasimple tart.

SERVES8

TIME1½ hours, plus 3 hours cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

While this tart looks and tastes impressive, its preparation is simple. We started by making a pat-in-pan crust with melted butter. It came together quickly and required no rolling or chilling. After baking, the crust was flaky and tender y...

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