Most fruit tarts flaunt their bright fillings. Whether their fruit is added to pastry before or after baking, they’re vivid confections — conspicuously appealing and hard to resist. This plum tart is a dessert of a shyer order , less ostentatious than its flashy friends. On the surface, it’s subtle, looking like a giant shortbread cookie. But once it’s cut, the tart reveals a magenta stripe of simmered plums in each slice — fragrant with cinnamon and glistening with honey.

Source: New York Times August 31, 2018 14:37 UTC