1. Make the Tart Shell: In a food processor, pulse the flour with the sugar and salt. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles a coarse meal. Add the ice water and vanilla extract and ...

This fig and almond tart is gorgeous. The frangipane melts into the almondy crust. Fresh figs burst with flavor. The dough is delicate and somewhat difficult to handle, but well worth the effort. It’s ...

You can make this pastry in a food processor or by hand. Cream together the butter, sugar and salt and then rub or pulse in the flour and egg yolks. When this mixture has come together, looking like ...

While not monogamous, my relationship with this almond apricot tart is long-term and enduring. I’ve been making it for over 20 years and it never fails to please me. A tender shortbread crust cradles ...

Dear SOS: I think the pear tart with almond cream at is the best dessert I have ever eaten. Unfortunately, they do not make it very often. Getting the recipe would vastly improve my life. Can you help ...