Red Wine-Poached Prune Tart

Name: Red Wine-Poached Prune Tart
Yield: serves 6
Ingredients: 2 cups red wine; Finely grated zest of 1 orange, plus 2/3 cup fresh orange juice (from about 2 oranges); 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 pound (3 cups) pitted prunes, halved; All-purpose flour, for dusting; 1 box store-bought puff pastry, preferably all butter, thawed, or 1/4 recipe Puff Pastry (page 334); 1 large egg, for egg wash; 1 tablespoon heavy cream, for egg wash; Crème fraîche or Whipped Cream (page 340), for serving

January 24, 2012

Prunes, or dried plums (as they are sometimes called), become downright irresistible when drenched in a flavorful concoction of red wine, sugar, cinnamon, and freshly squeezed orange juice. Here, the poached fruit gets baked atop puff pastry for an easy, elegant dessert.

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