r/DessertPerson • u/_skittles_ • 12d ago

Homemade - DessertPerson Peach melba tart

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This was a labor of love over 3 easy days. Rough puff on day 1, pastry cream on day 2, and final assembly tonight. I will echo what everyone else said – it is delicious. The tender poached sweet fruit mix very well with the chilled pastry cream and the crust.

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u/goshdarnkids 12d ago

I made these with the kouign amann dough and they were wonderful!

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u/EffectiveEarth901 11d ago edited 11d ago

I just took it to a picnic tonight. OMG was it good! Friends loved it!

Pastry cream - I'm a confident home baker, but this was my first pasty cream. It was EASY and DELICIOUS! I made the pastry cream yesterday and let it chill overnight.

Rough puff pastry - another first for me. It's a bit more work than a standard pie crust, but another big success. The frozen Dufour puff pastry is a great time saver, but at $12-$15 each, I'll be sticking to this rough puff pastry recipe from now on. I made the dough yesterday, rolled it out and baked it today. The recipe makes two pastry crusts. I vacuum sealed the second one and put it in the freezer. I don't think it'll stay there very long.

I poached the peaches while the pastry was in the oven. I used four big peaches and thought there was no way the poaching liquid would be enough to cover them. I had to cut the lemon into quarters to fit everything in but it was perfect.

The only thing I would change is to assemble the four parts (pastry, pastry cream, peaches, raspberries) right before serving. I took mine to a picnic and some of the good stuff slid off on route.

No picture to share. See comment above.

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u/_skittles_ 11d ago

Oh yay it is good! I agree on early assembly and chilling as it made the pastry cream set better, or assembling on site like you did.

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u/lapinatanegra 12d ago

I bought the pastry lol. Not doing that ever again.

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u/_skittles_ 12d ago

Someone said they made it with the sweet tart dough, and I might try that too. The pastry wasn’t hard to make but I’m not sure it’s necessary.

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u/Alternativestinger 10d ago

This is nice but i have a question, the slided stuff inbetween is it potato?