And the bottom crust, usually rolled to a diameter of water tends to reduce crust's flakiness and tenderness;
Chef John's Peach Tartlets
Use your pizza cutter and cut the pie crust into eight wedges on the pan so they will not stick together when baking.
Recipe Summary Chef John's Peach Tartlets
This recipe features the unusual and exotic Chinese five-spice powder. Peaches are a natural pairing for the aromatic blend of anise, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed, star anise, and Szechuan peppercorns, which usually make up this thousand-year-old spice.Ingredients | Recipes Using Refrigerated Pie Crust
¼ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon water
2 tablespoons butter
3 large peaches, each cut into 8 wedges
1 (15 ounce) package refrigerated pie pastry
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat.
Whisk sugar and Chinese five-spice powder together in a small bowl. Beat egg and water together in another bowl.
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. When the butter foams, arrange peaches in a single layer in the skillet. Pour sugar mixture over the peaches; cook, turning peaches once, until sugar is melted, bubbling, and syrup has a tan color, about 2 minutes. Transfer peaches and syrup to a bowl to cool completely.
Cut pie crusts into eight 4 1/2-inch rounds. Set rounds on prepared baking sheet and fold edges of each crust up to form a 1/2-inch rim. Brush each crust with egg mixture.
Place 2 peach slices, pit-sides facing each other, in the center of each tart. Place 1 peach slice in center, skin-side up, in between the other two peaches. Drizzle excess syrup over the peaches.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden and bubbling, about 15 minutes.
You can use my Easy Homemade Pie Crust recipe if you like.
Info | Recipes Using Refrigerated Pie Crust
prep:
15 mins
cook:
20 mins
additional:
15 mins
total:
50 mins
Servings:
8
Yield:
8 tartlets
