Peach Tart with Honey and Black Pepper
If you’ve been following my blog, then I’m sure you’ve noticed it’s gotten a major facelift. My shop and classes are growing, and I’m trying to accommodate my business with this website as well. I will still be sharing recipes here at least twice a week, so I hope you’ll continue tuning in for renditions of my favorite French foods, like this peach tart with honey and black pepper.
I was inspired to make this peach tart after I found some incredibly beautiful peaches from my local farm stand. I brought them home and their fragrant scent was wafting through the kitchen, tempting me to bake something with them. I decided on this tart recipe that I had stumbled upon in a Bon Appetit article. The original tart utilized plums, but I decided peaches were an equally delicious stone fruit to use, especially the peaches I had on hand. I made the peach tart with my own puff pastry, which I shared how to do in last week’s post. You can see the recipe and video tutorial for that here.
Using puff pastry to create fruit tarts is as classic as it gets when it comes to French desserts, but what I particularly love about this peach tart is the addition of fleur de sel and freshly ground black pepper. The fleur de sel creates the whole sweet and salty combination that we’ve come to know and love, while the ground pepper adds just the slightest bit of heat to the pastry. It’s not overwhelmingly noticeable like, say, red pepper or jalapeno; it adds the slightest, most subtle bit of heat, which is lovely with the sweet peaches and honey that’s drizzled on at the end. This is also an incredibly simple summer dessert to create, even if you decide to make your own pastry dough. I recommend enjoying this peach tart with a scoop of freshly whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Peach Tart with Honey and Black Pepper
Ingredients
for the puff pastry
- 125 grams all-purpose flour, approx. 1 c, plus more for dusting
- 140 grams unsalted butter, approx. 1/2 c + 2 tbsp, chilled and cubed
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 c to 1/2 c cold water
for the fruit topping
- 1 1/2 slices peaches, cut into 1/8” thin
- 2-3 teaspoons of granulated sugar
- pinch of sea salt flakes
- small pinch of freshly ground black pepper
- honey to drizzle
Instructions
- Mix the flour and salt together in a large bowl. Add in the cubes of butter and use a pastry blender to cut the butter into the flour. You want to end up with clumps of flour that are no bigger than the size of a pea. Stream in the cold water and mix with a wooden spoon until the dough comes together into a large clump.
- Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and sprinkle a little flour on top of the dough. Roll the dough out into a rectangular strip of dough. Fold the dough into thirds. Turn the dough so that the open ends are facing you and roll out again into a long strip. Fold into thirds. Repeat one last time, rolling the dough out into a strip, then folding into thirds. Place the dough on a plate and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 425°F. Roll out the puff pastry into a 10 inch by 8inch rectangle. Place peach slices onto puff pastry, very slightly spacing them out from each other and leaving a 1/2 inch border all along the perimeter of the rectangle.
- Sprinkle the sugar all over the tart, including the puff pastry edges. Grind a light layer of black pepper all over the tart.
- Bake the tart for approx. 20 to 25 minutes, until the tart is golden throughout. Before serving, sprinkle a pinch of sea salt flakes all over the tart and a drizzle of honey.
This tart sounds amazing! I love how pretty it looks too! Beautiful pictures!
Thanks so much, Kelley! XO
Your new site looks absolutely beautiful – love it! And love these peach tarts too! ! I adore peaches and always look forward to peach season! These look amazing!
Thanks so much, Kelly! I’m still drooling over your peach cobbler ice cream cake! 🙂
Oh, I know you’ve been working hard, Beeta. Classes, two posts per week and a new platform for your blog. Are you sleeping? It certainly is a beautiful space you’ve created here as is this tart! The combination of honey, puff pastry and the freshest peaches is so mouthwatering. And your puff pastry puffed to beautiful heights! You’re such an inspiration Beeta! We’re on the same brain wave this week for sure! I hope you are well and have a some time to rest over the long weekend.
Aww, thanks so much Traci! Your support is such a blessing. It’s been crazy changing platforms, but let me tell you, bedtime yoga helps a lot! :p I really appreciate your kind words and continuous encouragement! XO
I most definately noticed your site redesign, Beeta! At first I thought, "am I in the right place??" The site looks beautiful and flawless- it is a perfect representation of you and everything you create! Speaking of beautiful and flawless- these peach tarts are sheer perfection! Love everything about them and as always, your photography is stunning! Cheers, pretty lady- to a fabulous day! xo
Thanks so much, Cheyanne! You are so sweet. I truly appreciate your kind words, and I hope you have a fabulous day too! XO
You new site looks great! I’m not usually interested in peach desserts (crazy, I know) but this would tempt me, for sure! 🙂
Thank you, Lexi! <3
Your new site is absolutely beautiful Beeta! It looks so stylish and fresh, the perfect platform for all your gorgeous creations. I can’t thank you enough for your recent kind words, so much appreciated. I would love to meet, if you are visiting the UK, please do let me know! Louise xx
Thank you so much, Louise! That is so kind of you to say. And I most definitely would love to meet next time I am in the UK! Much love XO
I love the facelift, your site looks GREAT (very clean and professional!) and I’ve heard so many good things about SquareSpace! I think if switching over wasn’t such a daunting task I’d consider it myself!
Now, this tart… it sounds amazing, the addition of black pepper is something I never would have thought to do, but now that I see it I’m dying to try it out!
Thanks so much, Sam! The black pepper is a subtle, but lovely addition nonetheless. I hope you get a chance to try, but in the meanwhile, I’m sure you will be enjoying those ridiculously amazing peanut butter cookies you made…YUM!
Beautiful new site! So clean and inviting – just makes me want to make everything! I do adore a good peach tart and yours looks wonderful. Love the fact you’ve made your own pastry (obviously, I wouldn’t expect anything less!) – so many people are intimidated by making puff but homemade tastes ridiculously better. Also the addition of black pepper is so clever – it must taste delicious against the perfumed peaches and the gorgeous buttery puff. Stunning and extremely tempting photos too!
Yay! That’s all I can ever wish to do is inspire others to get in their kitchens and create something! 🙂 Thank you so much for your sweet thoughts, Sophia. And homemade puff pastry totally rocks my world! 😉