mardi 25 novembre 2008

Tarte "Twofer"


For visitors who would like to right away, consult the English version of this recipe, please scroll down to the end of this post.

To all visiting TWD members, please read on...

Because baking shouldn’t have boundaries other than the skills and practice one needs to perform it – because food is international and doesn’t speak any particular language, the Francophone TWD members would like for all TWD members who don’t speak French (or not very well) to know this:

“We love to get feedback on our TWD participations just as you all do, and would like to deeply thank all of you who make the effort to leave comments on our blogs… especially the ones who perhaps, enjoy practicing and polishing their knowledge in the language of Molière. But please, rest assured that by no means do any of you HAVE to write to us in French. We entered the friendly TWD group knowing exactly what to expect – the majority of its members are English speaking and recipes in Dorie’s book are in English. Therefore, if we are able to read and understand (or translate) those recipes as well as what’s going on, on the TWD blog, we can surely read and understand (or translate) your English comments. So please, don’t be afraid, don’t let language keep you from coming over …we love having you! Also, please note that some of us do have translators on our blogs for you to use, in case some would feel like reading what we blab about. Granted, computer generated translations are not the best and certainly not perfect, but they DO work and will surely help you get our drift!”

You will find my translator at the top of the right hand side column, in a little white box marked “Google Traduction” All you have to do to use it, is click on the side of the pull-down list and choose your preferred language, out of the 35 offered ...and wala!

Now, about the Twofer Pie recipe I chose for this TWD. Although I am not American, nor will I be celebrating this week, I still thought it would be nice for those celebrating American Thanksgiving, to have the possibility of killing two birds with one stone. Therefore, I chose what I thought was the most appropriate dessert for my neighbouring fellows (I'm truly sorry if I've bored the ones trying to get away from traditionnal flavors).

From the bottom of my heart, a very happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

Depuis les temps les plus reculés, l’homme a célébré l’abondance des moissons à travers diverses célébrations rendant grâce à la nature. Avant même l’établissement des différentes religions, les agriculteurs croyaient que leurs récoltes cachaient des esprits qui décidaient si celles-ci seraient bonnes ou mauvaises. On croyait que ces esprits étaient relâchés alors que la moisson était récoltée; il fallait alors détruire ces esprits pour éviter qu’ils ne se vengent. Ces rituels et festivals, célébraient donc leur défaite. Elles ont été tenues depuis la nuit des temps, par les Grecs, les Romains, les Chinois, les Égyptiens et bien d’autres peuples encore. Alors qu’en automne, les Grecs fêtaient Déméter, déesse des moissons et de la fertilité avec la célébration des Thesmophories, les Romains pour leur part, fêtaient Cérès la déesse du maïs, le 4 octobre, jour de la Cérélia, d’où le mot «céréale». À la pleine lune du mois d’août, les chinois confectionnent de petits gâteaux ronds qu’ils appellent «moon cakes», pour le jour de Chung Ch’ui, considéré comme l’anniversaire de la lune. À la même époque, les Israélites fêtent aussi Sukkoth et ce, depuis plus de 3000 ans. De même, au printemps, à la saison des moissons orientales, les Égyptiens et même le Pharaon, rendaient grâce à Min, le dieu de la végétation et de la fertilité. Enfin, en 1621, après une très dure première année dans le Nouveau Monde, les pèlerins européens obtinrent une belle et abondante récolte. La viande, le poisson, le maïs, les courges et autres fruits et légumes furent fumés sur le feu; une quantité suffisante de nourriture avait été stockée pour durer l’hiver entier... les pèlerins avaient finalement réussi. William Bradford, le gouverneur de Plymouth proclama donc un jour de fête: l’Action de Grâce, qui devait être célébré par tous les colons et leurs voisins, les Indiens d’Amérique. La coutume subsista automne après automne, jusqu’au moment de la révolution américaine vers 1770, alors que le congrès continental suggéra une Action de Grâce nationale. En 1817, l’état de New York adopta le jour de l’Action de Grâce en tant que coutume annuelle et vers 1850, plusieurs autres états s'y joignirent en officialisant cette même coutume. Depuis donc plus de 150 ans, chaque président américain a proclamé le quatrième jeudi de novembre, jour de l’Action de Grâce américaine.


Samoset, premier Amérindien à accueillir les pèlerins aux É.U. (gravure 1853)

Croûte à tarte sucrée (simple)
  • 1½ t. farine
  • ½ t. sucre glace
  • Pincée de sel
  • 9 c. à table beurre doux froid coupé en petits cubes
  • 1 gros jaune d’œuf
Garniture à la citrouille
  • 1 t. purée de citrouille en boîte (sans sucre)
  • t. crème 35%
  • ½ t. cassonade
  • 1 gros œuf
  • 1 gros jaune d’œuf
  • 2 c. à thé rhum ambré
  • ½ c. à thé vanille
  • ½ c. à thé cannelle
  • ¼ c. à thé gingembre moulu
  • ¼ c. à thé sel
Garniture aux pacanes
  • ½ t. sirop de maïs (clair ou foncé)
  • ¼ t. cassonade tassée
  • 2 c. à table beurre doux fondu refroidi
  • 1 gros œuf
  • 1 gros j’aune d’œuf
  • ½ c. à thé vanille
  • ¼ c. à thé cannelle
  • Pincée de sel
  • 1½ t. pacanes entières (ou hachées)

Pour la croûte sucrée

Dans une jatte (ou au robot) mélanger la farine, le sucre glace et le sel.

Ajouter le beurre et le défaire au coupe-pâte (ou en pulsant) jusqu'à l'obtention d'une texture granuleuse.

Ajouter le jaune d’œuf en plusieurs additions et bien mélanger (ou pulser) après chaque addition.

La pâte sera prête lorsque de gros grumeaux se formeront.

Transférer la pâte ainsi obtenue sur une surface de travail propre et sans farine, la travailler légèrement seulement pour bien amalgamer les ingrédients secs restants.

Presser la pâte dans le fond et sur les côtés d’un moule à tarte de 9" à fond amovible (ou non) légèrement beurré (ne pas presser trop fortement afin de ne pas perdre la texture granuleuse, mais assez pour que les côtés tiennent ensemble).

Mettre la croûte au congélateur pour au moins 30 minutes avant la cuisson.

Beurrer un morceau de papier d’aluminium et en tapisser l’intérieur de la croûte, côté beurré vers le bas.

Poser le moule à tarte sur une plaque à cuisson et faire cuire le tout au four, sur la grille du centre à 375°, pendant 25 minutes.

Délicatement enlever le papier d’aluminium, si la croûte a gonflé, presser légèrement avec le dos d’une cuillère pour lui redonner son uniformité.

Laisser la croûte complètement refroidir dans le moule avant de remplir des garnitures.

Pour les garnitures

Passer tous les ingrédients de la garniture à la citrouille, au mélangeur électrique (ou robot), pendant 2 minutes en prenant soin, au besoin, de racler les parois du contenant à l’aide d’une maryse, réserver.

Dans une jatte, mélanger tous les ingrédients de la garniture aux pacanes (sauf les pacanes) à l’aide d’un fouet, jusqu’à bien lisse, réserver.

Pulvériser la garniture à la citrouille une dernier coup, cogner le contenant contre le dessus d’un comptoir afin d’en faire sortir le plus d'air possible.

Verser le tout dans la croûte refroidie.

Recouvrir de façon uniforme, la garniture à la citrouille des pacanes et recouvrir les pacanes de la garniture aux pacanes.

Du bout des doigts, repousser les pacanes qui remonteraient à la surface de la garniture, afin de faire certain que celles-ci soient toutes bien recouvertes du mélange.

Faire cuire au four, sur la grille du centre en prenant soin de placer la tarte sur une plaque de cuisson tapissée de papier parchemin ou d’un Silpat, à 450° pendant 10 minutes, puis à 300° pendant 35 à 40 minutes (temps de cuisson total, 45 à 50 minutes) ou jusqu’à ce que la tarte soit uniformément gonflée et qu’un couteau inséré en son centre, en ressorte propre.

Laisser la tarte tiédir sur une grille et servir tiède ou à température ambiante.

Source : Baking, From My Home to YoursDorie Greenspan - traduit par Vibi


IMPRIMER CETTE RECETTE (sans photo)


"Twofer" Pie (English version)

Single Crust Sweet Tart Dough
  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 9 tablespoon very cold unsalted butter cut into small cubes
  • 1 large egg yolk
Pumpkin filling
  • 1 cup canned unsweetened pumpkin puree
  • ⅔ cup heavy cream
  • ½ cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 2 tsp. dark rum
  • ½ tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp. ground ginger
  • ¼ tsp. salt
Pecan filling
  • ½ cup light or dark corn syrup
  • ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • ½ tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 ½ cups pecan halves or pieces
For the sweet tart dough crust

Put the flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor and pulse a couple of times to combine (or mix flour, sugar and salt in bowl if you will be using a pastry cutter).

Scatter the pieces of butter over the dry ingredients and pulse until the butter is coarsely cut in (or use a pastry cutter to get the same results). You should have some pieces the size of oatmeal fakes and others the size of peas.

Stir the yolk, just to break it up, and add it a little at a time, pulsing (or mixing with a fork) after each addition.

When the egg is in, process in long pulses- about 10 seconds each- until the dough, which will look granular soon after the egg is added, forms clumps and curds. Just before you reach this stage, the sound of the machine working the dough will change- heads up.

Turn the dough out onto a work surface and, very lightly and sparingly, knead the dough just to incorporate dry ingredients that might have escaped mixing.

To press the dough into the pan: butter a 9-inch fluted tart pan with a removable bottom. Press the dough evenly over the bottom and up the sides of the pan, using all but one little piece of dough, which you should save in the refrigerator to patch any cracks after the crust is baked. Don’t be too heavy handed- press the crust in so that the edges of the pieces cling to one another, but not so hard that the crust loses its crumbly texture.

Freeze the crust for at least 30 minutes, preferable longer, before baking.

Center a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F.

Butter the shiny side of aluminum foil and fit the foil, buttered side down, against the crust. (since you froze it, you can bake it without weights).

Put the tart pan on a baking sheet and bake the crust for 25 minutes.

Carefully remove the foil. If the crust has puffed, carefully press it down with the back of a spoon. For partially baked crust, patch the crust if necessary, then transfer the crust to a cooling rack.

For the pumpkin filling

Pulse all ingredients together in a food processor (or blender). Leave filling in bowl.

For the pecan filling

In a bowl, whisk together all ingredients except pecans until smooth.

Preheat oven to 450°.

To assemble

Give the pumpkin filling one last quick pulse, then remove bowl, rap it on counter to debubble batter, and pour filling into crust.

Top pumpkin filling evenly with pecans, then pour over pecan filling. Poke down any pecans that float to the top and aren't covered with filling.

Bake pie for 10 minutes.

Reduce oven temperature to 300° and bake for another 35–40 minutes, or until it is evenly puffed and a slender knife inserted into the center comes out clean (total baking time, 45 to 50 minutes).

Transfer pie to a cooling rack and let it stand until it is just warm or until it reaches room temperature.

Source: Baking, From My Home to YoursDorie Greenspan - adaptation


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Rosa's Yummy Yums a dit…

OMG, this is a killer pie! I adore that combo! You really can't go wrong with such a scrumptious treat!

Cheers,

Rosa

awoz a dit…

Je connais la tarte aux pacanes et la tarte au citrouille(de nom seulement) mais je ne connaissais pas la ''twofer''...une tarte bien originale:)

Cakelaw a dit…

Hi Vibi, thanks for being our host this week, and very thoughtful to choose a Thanksgiving recipe for those who are celebrating. Your pie looks fabulous! I loved the filling of this pie - it was delicious. And you have helped me to realise what I did wrong with the pastry - I rolled it! I made the first mistake many cooks make - I didn't read all of the recipe.

Prudy a dit…

What a gorgeous pie! I wish I could write it in French, but please know that I think your pie is perfectly magnifique and tres jolie! Wonderful pick, Vibi!

didally a dit…

Thanks for detailed instructions! I can understand them better than the one in the cookbook.

I hope to make mine and post before thanksgiving!

Isabelle a dit…

ta photo est superbe ! merci d'avoir proposé cette recette...sinon, je ne l'aurais pas faite ( tu connais mon dé...goût pour la citrouille !!! ) mais j'ai bien aimé :)

Danielle a dit…

Yours looks great!
I loved this pie, the mix of pecans and pumpkin work so well together. Thank you for picking it!

Erin a dit…

Thank you for choosing this recipe for this week! I really enjoyed it even more than I thought I would! It's also nice to practice my pie-making skills :)

Jasmine a dit…

Merci pour cette recette, c'était un délice! Je vois que tout le monde à réussi à obtenir une belle teinte dorée sur le dessus de la tarte... sauf moi! hi hi hi.

Laura a dit…

Thanks for choosing such a fabulous recipe for us this week Vibi! And I love to try to read your blog in French, but I must admit it's difficult - my high school-level understanding of your beautiful language is just not what it once was!

CB a dit…

Your pie looks perfect! I really enjoyed reading the history of Thanksgiving. I always learn something new when I read your blog. Happy Thanksgiving to you too! Thanks for hosting this week!
Clara @ iheartfood4thought

Steph a dit…

What an awesome recipe! Thank you for picking this yummy hybrid!

Rachel a dit…

Thanks for hosting this week! My hubby and I loved the pie. It's a new holiday favorite in our house.
rachel
tangerine-tart.blogspot.com

rainbowbrown a dit…

What a thoughtful choice. Thanks for a great one, and your pie looks wonderful.

Melissa a dit…

Thanks for the pick this week. Your pie looks delicious - I love the idea of using the sweet tart dough!

Julie a dit…

Your pie looks like it belongs in a magazine, it's gorgeous! :)

Engineer Baker a dit…

What an awesome pick - traditional yet not, and thanks for giving in to our seasonal love for pumpkins and pecans :)

spike. a dit…

Thanks for choosing this recipe, I loved it!

Jessica Eiden Smedley a dit…

Great selection for the holiday. Your photo is amazing.

pinkstripes a dit…

This recipe was great. Thanks for picking it. It definitely made me expand my baking boundaries b/c I never would have picked this one. It ranks in my top 3 TWD recipes now. YUM!

Shari@Whisk: a food blog a dit…

This was a great pick. Everyone here has been enjoying it! And your post always has such great information and a beautiful photo too! BTW, I've been trying to find the same widget for translating to put on my blog, but I haven't been able to find the exact one. I'd love to have that option for non-English readers who visit.

natalia a dit…

Ciao Vibi... Je voudrais te remercier pour ta choix. J'ai aimez beaucoup la tarte de citrouille !

n.o.e a dit…

Thanks, Vibi, for putting so much thought into your recipe pick for TWD. Really, traditional flavors (sometimes combined in un-traditional ways) are perfect for Thanksgiving. It just wouldn't be the same without pecans or pumpkins... I'll be cooking mine on Thursday or Friday.

Oh, and thanks for the nudge about leaving comments. I do try to leave a comment on every TWD post I read; getting to 360 blogs can be a problem though!
Nancy

Kayte a dit…

What a lovely introduction to your blog...so warm and welcoming! And, how thoughtful of you to pick a Thanksgiving dessert for those of us in America who celebrate the holiday...a gift for us...Thank you! And, thank you for picking this pie! It is truly wonderful. Yours looks very beautiful and delicious!

Jess a dit…

Thanks so much for picking this one - I can't wait to make mine tomorrow. Yours looks very elegant. I will be certain to leave more comments on the French blogs - since I studied French for 5 years (in high school) I feel like I should be able to comment in French, but sadly, we didn't really learn much baking vocabulary.

Banjo a dit…

Your pie looks lovely Vibi... Thanks for the sweet comment. Happy to participate along with you... :) Happy Thanksgiving

-Carolyn.. aka Banjo :)

Anonyme a dit…

What a beautiful pie you have made. I went the "blackened" route, and don't recommend it. I hope you enjoyed your little taste of Thanksgiving. It was very thoughtful of you to pick such a seasonally appropriate recipe for those of us on the other side of the pond.

Tammy a dit…

great thanksgiving choice (not that we celebrate it in NZ!)

Julie a dit…

Pardonne moi de ne pas avoir participé, alors que c'était ta semaine TWD... Vraiment, la citrouille ça passe mal par chez nous. Et puisque c'est moi qui aime un peu plus que les autres, et bien, c'est moi qui aurais à manger la tarte au complet... bon, certaine personne aimerait peut-être être dans ma situation:) Bref, c'est pas de bon cœur que j'ai passé mon tour. Bravo pour ton texte, j'ai aimé lire et aussi pour ta belle tarte!

Mary Ann a dit…

I haven't made mine yet- I am going to tackle it tomorrow, but I wanted to thank you anyway for a great pick this week. I am so glad to be able to combine 2 great pies for Thanksgiving. Your pie looks beautiful, especially the crust, oh and the pecans!

Sherry Trifle - Lovely Cats a dit…

Your Twofer Pie is beautiful - real American! Thank you so much for picking this for us.

Jacque a dit…

What a great writeup! So informative :)

This was a great pick and yours looks fantastic. I'm making mine tomorrow.

G in Berlin a dit…

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I really enjoyed the opportunity to stretch a bit here, without the ingredients I am used to at home. Your Thanksgiving explanation was also a very useful summary as I have spent the week explaining to Australians and South Africans why Thanksgiving is not a religious holiday! The translator worked for me today, so I am guessing that my firewall blocked it yesterday. thanks again for the choice: now I have finally baked a pie in this country, it tells me that 1. I need to buy a food processor (for ease, not necessity) and 2. I need to find shortening! to 3. Make the pies I have been missing.

Natashya a dit…

I was so happy to have made this pie. It really is a great flavour.
I am in Canada so we had our Thanksgiving last month, but I was still happy to try this recipe, it has the flavours of fall and winter.
Thanks luv, for picking such a timely dish!

kim a dit…

Vibi, your pie looks just delicious!! I didn't think of doing a tart crust, but it looks amazing. Beautiful photo and a perfect pick :) Thanks!

margot a dit…

Thanks for picking a fun, seasonal recipe!

Debbie a dit…

Your pie is gorgeous. Mine was delicious, but not nearly as pretty as yours. Thank you for choosing it, it's the PERFECT pie for Thanksgiving.

steph- whisk/spoon a dit…

what a gorgeous pie you baked up! thanks for picking this one. it was delicious, and you really got into the american thanksgving spirit!!

Jaime a dit…

hi vibi! thanks so much for choosing a holiday specific recipe for us, even though you don't celebrate the holiday :) i always have fun reading your posts, even though google kind of slaughters the translation - ha! this was a great pick - i can't wait to dig in and try it later tonight!

~Kimberly a dit…

Your pie turned out fabulous! Sorry for botching your name in my post..I fixed it...I don't know what I was thinking! Great choice for this week!

Marthe a dit…

Like you I don't celebrate Thanksgiving. But I decided that since this is a Thanksgiving Pie to bake it on Thanksgiving. I absolutely love it!!! Thank you so much for picking this recipe.

Ninny a dit…

Happy Thanksgiving! Your pie looks lovely. Thanks for posting on my blog!

Cynthia a dit…

Thanks for picking this recipe. My holiday guests loved it.

Pamela a dit…

What a wonderful post! I must admit, I've been a slacker when it comes to visiting so many of the other TWD members. But I will be sure to add your blog and some others as well to my Google reader to keep up better!
Just wanted to thank you for this TWD pick. It was so thoughtful of you to think of us and our Holiday. I made it tonight and will be tasting it tomorrow. It certainly smells delicious!

Di a dit…

Thanks for a great pick this week! I went into it thinking I wouldn't like the pie since I don't really like pumpkin or pecan pie. I was quite surprised to find that I did like it.

Rhiani a dit…

Bonjour Vibi! I'm just getting to this week's TWD posts. Thank you so much for hosting this week and choosing such a perfect holiday recipe for the Americans in the group.

I love that you shared a brief history on harvest celebrations in general and the American Thanksgiving in particular - that was a very fitting blog post for this week.

Thank you again!

Kristin a dit…

Merci Vibi for pushing me outside my envelope and what I normally make for holiday pies. My husband still prefers regular apple and regular pecan, but the more I eat this one the more I like it!

Leslie a dit…

Thanks, Vibi, for a great pick! I wish I could have made it but my kitchen is under construction. Very thoughtful of you to pick it for all us Thanksgiving obsessed TWD-ers!

happytummy a dit…

Hi Vibi,

Wow, your pie came out beautifully! Thank you so much for picking this recipe on such an appropriate week. My guests loved the pie, and I did too!

Thanks again :)

karen a dit…

thanks for a great pick this week! your pie looks beautiful. :)

Rigby a dit…

This was such a wonderful recipe! When I saw what our baking assignment was for the week of Thanksgiving, I was thrilled. Thanks for a great pick!

Kimberly Johnson a dit…

Thanks for picking this recipe! Great choice! Your pie turned out so beautifully.

Andrea a dit…

Vibi, Great choice of recipe. I just bought 5 of Piere Hereme's books, in French so I am slowly trying to teach myself cookbook French!
Love the translator function!

Linda a dit…

Vibi --- Thanks for the perfect holiday season TWD pick! What a gorgeous pie you created --- beautiful!!!

I love the research you put into the recipes/traditions --- it's a treat to read. :)

Sweet as Coco a dit…

Thank for for taking a look at my twofer pie! Yours looks great! Sorry for not linking your site, I had no idea that was part of it as no one had really explained the ropes to me! I will do that next time. I still have yet to figure out how to put the TWD banner on my page. Im somewhat new to blogging and self taught on how to work all the programming. I will get it all right eventually. Thanks for letting me know. :)

dharmagirl a dit…

Bon jour, Vibi!

Merci for the thoughtful Thanksgiving selection--it changed my feelings on pumpkin pie forever! Thank you as well for your kind words to your English speaking fellow TWD bakers. I love the richness and diversity of our group, and am always heartened by the power of pastry to unite people:)

The Shulls a dit…

Hi Vibi!

What a great recipe. I got great comments about this one. I made it for some friends that came to eat dinner with us.

Thanks for visiting my blog and welcoming me to TWD. Can't wait to bake another recipe with you this week!

Cheers,
Mohana

Beth G. a dit…

Thank you for a fabulous pie choice!! Happy Thanksgiving!

Eunice a dit…

I don't understand French, but it is BEAUTIFUL! beautiful beautiful. It looks perfect and it motivated to me to go on baking it even though I am very suspicious about pumpkins!

It turned out BEAUTIFUL! Thank you :D

I love all the work you put into this pie!

AmyRuth a dit…

Vibi - Hi thank you so much for your visit. Since then...done a little clean up and added the "forgotten" photo. Your photo is really delicious. I appreciate that you presented the post in English. Thanks for your tips. Happy Holiday's
AmyRuth

Liz a dit…

Did you make yours into a tart? That's a great idea--looks beautiful!

Jo a dit…

Wow! Your pie looks simply gorgeous! Thank you for selecting this recipe! I enjoyed making it.

What's for Supper? a dit…

Your pie looks great! Thanks for choosing a great recipe for Thanksgiving and for visiting my blog.

landa a dit…

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I dont know why I couldn't remember who chose what. Yours looks so delicious. Thank you for picking this recipe. We totally have a new favorite!

Mr. Carré a dit…

Succulent, encore plus pour ceux qui n`aimaient pas les citrouilles...!

Merci Mme Carré !!

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