Blueberry & Buttermilk Tart
1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter		Make the crust: With an electric mixer on low speed, beat butter and 1/4 cup sugar until just combined, about 15 seconds. Add flour and salt, and beat until dough comes together, about 3 minutes. Shape into a disk. Pulse remaining 1/3 cup sugar and the almonds in a food processor until finely ground. Scatter half of the almond mixture onto a clean work surface, and place dough on top. Scatter the remaining almond mixture on top, and roll out dough, resprinkling with almond mixture and incorporating into dough, until dough measures an 11-inch square. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Fit dough into a 9-inch square tart pan with removable bottom, pressing into bottom and up sides. Trim dough flush with rim. Refrigerate until firm, at least 30 minutes (or up to 1 day). Bake tart shell, occasionally pressing bottom to flatten using the bottom of a glass, until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Let cool. Make the filling; sprinkle gelatin over cold water in a small bowl; let stand until softened, about 5 minutes. Heat cream, sugar, and salt in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar and salt. Add gelatin mixture, and stir until it has dissolved. Remove from heat; let cool. Stir in buttermilk and lemon juice. Remove tart from pan. Spread custard into crust. Refrigerate until custard is slightly set, about 15 minutes. Scatter blueberries evenly over top. Refrigerate until custard is firm, about 2 hours (or up to 1 day). Cut into squares to serve.
1/4 cup plus 1/3 cup sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/3 cup blanched whole almonds
1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
1 tablespoon cold water
1/2 cup heavy cream
3 tablespoons sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup low-fat buttermilk
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
3 cups fresh blueberries (about 1 1/2 pints)
From the kitchen of Sandi Smith		September 16, 2013
Pear Clafouti
1 Tbsp. butter, room temperature		Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a 10 by 3 by 1 1⁄2-inch round baking dish and sprinkle the bottom and sides with 1 tablespoon of sugar. Beat the eggs and the 1⁄3 cup of sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. On low speed, mix in the flour, cream, vanilla extract, lemon zest, salt, and brandy. Set aside for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, peel, quarter, core, and slice the pears. Arrange the slices in a single layer, slightly fanned out, in the baking dish. Pour the batter over the pears and bake until the top is golden brown and the custard is firm, 35 to 40 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature, sprinkled with confectioners' sugar. Adapted from: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/pear-clafouti-recipe/index.html
1/3 cup plus 1 Tbsp. sugar
3 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
6 Tbsp. flour
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
2 Tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 Tsp. grated lemon zest (2 lemons)
1/4 Tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. brandy (I used coconut)
2 to 3 firm but ripe Bartlett pears
Confectioners' sugar
From the kitchen of Sandi Smith		September 16, 2013
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From the kitchen of Sandi Smith		September 16, 2013