Kevin's Cherry Tart

Ingredients

• Servings: 11
• 1 1/8 cups confectioners' sugar
• 7/8 cup butter
• 5 3/8 cups cake flour
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon orange flower water
• 2 pounds sour cherries, pitted
• 3 eggs, room temperature
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 fluid ounce kirschwasser
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1 cup sugar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• to make dough: cream the confectioners' sugar and 3 eggs together in a large bowl. stir in the orange flower water. add the butter or margarine, and mix well. slowly add the cake flour, blending only to combine. scrape onto a piece of plastic, and wrap. chill for at least 1 hour. roll dough out on a floured surface, and fit into a 11 inch tart pan. make sure there are no holes in the dough.
• place the cherries into the tart shell. fit as many as you can in in one layer.
• to make filling: using a mixer, cream together the 3 eggs, 1/4 cup flour, kirsch, cream, and sugar until smooth. pour over the cherries.
• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for about 40 minutes, or until the filling is just set. allow to cool. serve warm or at room temperature.