Fig Tart

Makes: One 9-inch tart, enough for 8 to 10 servings

Time: About 40 minutes

Make this beautiful and utterly simple tart only with sweet, fresh figs, which are available in summer and most of the fall. Their distinctive flavor plays off the delicate combination of crème fraîche and honey.

•  Cornmeal Tart Crust or Sweet Tart Crust, fitted into a 9-inch tart pan and chilled
• 1 cup crème fraîche or mascarpone
• 15–20 ripe fresh figs, sliced
• 3 tablespoons good-quality honey
•  Whipped Cream

1. Bake the crust completely and cool on a rack.

2. Spread the crème fraîche or mascarpone over the cooled tart shell, then arrange the sliced fresh figs over it in overlapping circles.

3. Drizzle the honey over the figs and chill the tart for at least 15 minutes before serving with whipped cream.

BALSAMIC FIG TART A beautiful, elegant, sweet and lightly sour dessert: Instead of the honey, drizzle Balsamic Syrup over the figs.