Labneh Tart

Name: Labneh Tart
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 8
Ingredients: 1 flour; 1 ⁄ 4 cup sugar; 1 ⁄ 4 tsp. kosher salt; 8 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted; 3 ⁄ 4 tsp. vanilla extract; 1 lb. labneh; 1 ⁄ 4 cup sugar; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 1 ⁄ 8 tsp. salt; 3 eggs

Serves
serves 8

ANDRE BARANOWSKI

Labneh, a thick strained yogurt, is the base for the filling in a vanilla-spiked tart adapted from a recipe in Alice Medrich's Pure Dessert (Artisan, 2007). This recipe first appeared in our March 2014 issue.

Ingredients

For the Crust

1 flour
¹⁄₄ cup sugar
¹⁄₄ tsp. kosher salt
8 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
³⁄₄ tsp. vanilla extract

For the Filling

1 lb. labneh
¹⁄₄ cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
¹⁄₈ tsp. salt
3 eggs

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Instructions

Step 1

Make the crust: Heat oven to 350°. Whisk flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Stir in butter and vanilla until dough forms; press into bottom and up sides of a 9" Springform pan. Using a fork, prick dough all over. Line dough with parchment paper and fill with pie weights or dried beans; bake until pale golden, 13–15 minutes. Remove paper and weights and bake until golden brown, 8–10 minutes more; let cool.

Step 2

Make the filling: Lower oven to 300°. Whisk labneh, sugar, vanilla, salt, and eggs in a bowl until smooth; pour filling into crust. Bake until just set in the center, about 20 minutes. Let cool before serving.

Make the crust: Heat oven to 350°. Whisk flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Stir in butter and vanilla until dough forms; press into bottom and up sides of a 9" Springform pan. Using a fork, prick dough all over. Line dough with parchment paper and fill with pie weights or dried beans; bake until pale golden, 13–15 minutes. Remove paper and weights and bake until golden brown, 8–10 minutes more; let cool.
Make the filling: Lower oven to 300°. Whisk labneh, sugar, vanilla, salt, and eggs in a bowl until smooth; pour filling into crust. Bake until just set in the center, about 20 minutes. Let cool before serving.