Recipe of the Day: Budget-Friendly Cherry Jam Tart

August 25, 2011 Budget-Friendly Cherry Jam Tart Recipe courtesy of Melissa d'Arabian Melissa's take on the classic French tart cuts down on the cost of pricey cherries by using good-quality cherry jam. It's low cost and less time-intensive! Get the Recipe: Budget-Friendly Cherry Jam Tart Our Guide to Buying Summer Fruit Black Cherry Crisp Go to FoodNetwork.com

Ingredients

• For the Filling:
• 1 1/4 cups high-quality cherry preserves
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• For the Crust:
• 1 stick salted butter, at room temperature, plus more for the pan
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 large egg, plus 1 egg yolk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup almond flour
• Grated zest of 1 lemon
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Pinch of ground cloves

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Make the filling: Combine the cherry preserves and lemon juice in a bowl, stirring to break up any clumps.
• Make the crust: Butter a 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl with a mixer on medium speed. Add the whole egg, then the vanilla. Whisk the all-purpose flour, almond flour, lemon zest, cinnamon and cloves in a bowl. With the mixer on medium speed, gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture. Reduce the mixer speed to low and mix in up to 1 tablespoon water until the dough just comes together. Wrap two-thirds of the dough in plastic wrap, then wrap the remaining one-third in plastic wrap. Refrigerate both for 30 minutes.
• Put the larger piece of dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper and roll it out into an 11-inch round. Remove the top sheet of parchment paper and invert the dough into the prepared tart pan; peel off the other sheet of parchment paper and trim the excess dough. Spread the jam evenly on the crust. Roll out the remaining dough to about 1/4 inch thick and cut it into 1/2- to 1-inch-wide strips (10 to 14 strips). Arrange the strips in a lattice pattern on top of the filling. Beat the egg yolk with 1 tablespoon water and brush on the lattice and edge of the crust. Bake until the crust is golden and the filling is bubbly, about 30 minutes. Let cool completely.

Photography by Steve Giralt