Italian Plum Tart...aka whisk, whisk, whisk

I made an Italian Plum Tart this morning at Mike & Melissa's. I taught Isaac the importance of whisking as I was making the pastry cream layer for the tart. I gave him a whisk so we both could whisk and I would say "whisk, whisk, whisk" and he would smile and giggle! It was pretty cute! I used the plums that Melissa had been given "free" rather than Italian plums and I think they were not as sweet. I do not like plums in general but I did try the finished product.


The process to make the plum tart was fun. I rolled out of bed this morning and made the crust and put it in the fridge while I got ready...that is odd to think about..."oh, yeah I made a tart this morning before I took a shower". I had never dealt with plums and I had to cut them in half and put them on a pan layered in butter and sugar. I am good at make pastry cream and this time it was the consistency that I had been expecting...I think it was because I did not have to cool the cream before putting it in the pan. I got to use a mortar and pestle to grind up the almonds to put in the pastry cream.


The juices from the plums began to bubble and the tastes melded together. I served the tart with a little dollop of whip cream which melted over the tart. It was a nice dessert but a little tart (a second use of the word "tart"). Moving forward. I have now made 13 recipes...more fruit dishes this week!!!