Cutting uniform and picture-perfect peaches for a fruit tart need not be left to only the professionals. Here is a very simple way to make your peach fruit tarts look great for a quiet meal at home or for a social event with others.
Instructions
Preparing the Peaches for Slicing
1. Clean your moderately ripe peaches. Make sure there are none with large bruises or any other prominent blemishes. A fruit and vegetable spray can be used to clean them if desired.
2. Slice each peach straight down the middle to the pit. You may either divide it in half on a cutting board or if you have the skills you may slice around the pit with the peach in your hands. Be sure to slice in a straight line around the entire pit of the peach.
3. Pull each peach into two parts after slicing and remove its pit. You should now have a bowl full of peach halves.
4. Peel the cleaned peaches, if desired. To do this, place each peach half facing downward on a cutting board. Gently slice only the skin in the middle of the peach half and pull off each quarter portion of peel from the peach flesh.
Uniform Peach Slicing
5. Place one of the peach halves face down on the cutting board. Positioning the peach flesh this way provides a more stable foundation for slicing and making uniform cuts.
6. Cut the peach halves into uniform slices. The slices can range from very thin to thick pieces. The important element is to keep the same thickness between slices. Usually, peach tarts have very thin slices.
7. Continue the same process with the remaining peach halves. The first and last slice of each peach half may be too small to use in the tart and can be discarded.
8. Arrange your peach halves as desired in your fruit tart. A common way to arrange them is by slightly overlapping them in complete circular rows around the tart.
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