Tuesday, July 14, 2009

TWD - Plum Brioche Tart


Having recently conquered Dorie's sticky buns, I was delighted this week to find that, courtesy of Tuesdays with Dorie and our host, Denise of Chez Us, I would be making another recipe based on Dorie's golden brioche. This time, it was a Plum Brioche Tart.

Plums are not in season here, so I used canned plums, which I dried between paper towels for around half an hour. Despite this, my finished tart was still very juicy, with pools of juice on top. However, I didn't think that this detracted from the flavour - it was not so soggy as to turn my brioche to mush, and I enjoyed the fact that this was not an overly sweet baked treat.

The only other change that I made from the recipe was to use chopped pistachios in the topping rather than walnuts or almonds, primarily because that was what I had in the cupboard.

Doesn't it look lovely with its golden centre:


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24 comments:

  1. TammyJuly 14, 2009 at 7:20 AM

    your tart looks a lot better than mine! I dont know that I loved this

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  2. CakelawJuly 14, 2009 at 7:42 AM

    Hi Tammy, I was surprised at how much the taste resembled a cake, even though it was bread. My Mum visisted and had a slice, and she didn't know it wasn't cake until I told her.

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  3. LeslieJuly 14, 2009 at 7:51 AM

    I wish mine had risen up like this! Yours is a thing of beauty, and using pistachios is very inspired!

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  4. AnonymousJuly 14, 2009 at 8:10 AM

    It looks beautiful!

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  5. Jules SomeoneJuly 14, 2009 at 9:07 AM

    That looks lovely! I'll let you know how mine turns out after dinner tonight!

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  6. AmandaJuly 14, 2009 at 9:13 AM

    Wow it looks great! Yours looks a lot like mine, love how it baked up so high to hold in the fruit :) I decided to do half plum with black raspberry jam and the other half with cherries and Nutella. I was partial to the cherry half as well :) I would make this again, I love the way the brioche came out!

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  7. AnonymousJuly 14, 2009 at 10:15 AM

    Your tart looks wonderful. YUM.

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  8. PamelaJuly 14, 2009 at 10:37 AM

    It looks really lovely. Great job!

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  9. Engineer BakerJuly 14, 2009 at 10:54 AM

    You know, I used fresh plums and they were pretty juicy too. Tasty though, and yours looks quite pretty!

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  10. Lorraine @ Not Quite NigellaJuly 14, 2009 at 10:54 AM

    That looks so decadent delicious with the buttery brioche and the tangy plums! I say when you're onto a good thing (that brioche recipe) stick with it! :P

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  11. EmilyJuly 14, 2009 at 4:47 PM

    It looks beautiful! I happen to love plums. :)

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  12. MaryJuly 14, 2009 at 5:38 PM

    This looks so nice and soft!

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  13. IvyJuly 14, 2009 at 5:41 PM

    Oh, it looks so tempting to make.

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  14. CakelawJuly 14, 2009 at 6:27 PM

    Thanks Leslie. I couldn't find a picturw of this before I made it, so it was a surprise.

    Thanks Jill - it tasted delish.

    Hi Jules, can't wait to see how you go.

    Yum Amanda - love the sound of cherries and Nutella.

    Thanks Wendy - it was a nice recipe wasn't it?

    Thanks Pamela - will come around to peek at yours when it is "today" your time.

    Hi Caitlin, good to hear - I thought that mine was juicy just because of the canned fruit.

    Absolutely Lorraine - there are heaps more brioche recipes to cover yet.

    Thanks Emily - I am rather partial to plums myself, and I have a wonderful plum jam pud recipe that I can make now :)

    Hi Mary, it was lovely and soft nside, which surprised me, because it sounds hollow when you tap it first out of the oven.

    Hi Ivy, I would have been tempted before now if I had known what it looked like.

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  15. HindyJuly 14, 2009 at 7:54 PM

    How did you get yours to rise like that? My dough was a bit of a soggy mess under the fruit.
    Well done!

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  16. ♥Rosie♥July 14, 2009 at 9:35 PM

    Oh this does look so temptingly good!

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  17. TeannaJuly 15, 2009 at 12:41 AM

    Oh I LOVE thhe addition of the pistachios! The brioche looks so delicious and light!

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  18. AnonymousJuly 15, 2009 at 7:04 AM

    Wow, your tart rose well! It looks beautiful - I love the green color the pistachios added! Looks delicious!

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  19. YJuly 15, 2009 at 7:26 AM

    Love that burnished look of your tart. Stunning!

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  20. CakelawJuly 15, 2009 at 8:02 AM

    Hi Clivia, thanks! It's a mystery to me as well - yeast and I aren't always best friends.

    Thanks Rosie - it was delish!

    Thanks Teanna - it was almost like a cake, which surprised me.

    Thanks LA - the rising was chance, but I was glad because the fruit was very juicy.

    Thanks Y :)

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  21. Soy*BabyJuly 15, 2009 at 12:00 PM

    Your tart is so fluffy. It looks absolutely wonderful. Pitsachios sound yummy. My husband would have loved your tart because the brioche was his favorite part.

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  22. CathyJuly 15, 2009 at 1:03 PM

    It looks great! I really did like how it was not overly sweet, and therefore could be a great breakfast treat!

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  23. TeaLadyJuly 16, 2009 at 2:29 AM

    That is a BEAUTIFUL tart. Looks perfect.

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  24. CakelawJuly 18, 2009 at 3:24 PM

    Thanks Kim :)

    Hi Cathy, I agree - it was nice to have something not so sweet for a change.

    Thanks TeaLady. I was pleasantly surprised by this.

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