Muscadine Tart

==Description==
The rosemary in this recipe blends perfectly with the ingredients and gives the tart complexity and balance.
* Dessert Recipes by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, public domain government resource—original source of recipe
== Ingredients ==
=== Sweet Pastry ===
* 1½ cups flour
* ¼ cup sugar
* 8 tbsp cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
* 1 egg yolk
* 2 tbsp milk or cream
=== Filling ===
* 30 muscadine grapes
* 1 tbsp instant tapioca powder
* 2 tbsp lemon juice
* ¼ cup sugar
* ½ tsp finely chopped fresh rosemary
* 3 tbsp raw (turbinado) sugar
== Directions ==
# In a food processor or standing mixer with the paddle attachment, combine the flour, sugar, and butter until the mixture resembles meal.
# Stir together the yolk and milk and add to flour mixture.
# Pulse or beat just until the dough comes together.
# Do not overwork the pastry.
# Flatten into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap.
# Refrigerate for 1 hour or overnight.
# Preheat the oven to 400 °F.
# On a well-floured surface, roll out the dough to a 13-inch circle, adding more flour if necessary.
# Fit the dough into a 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom.
# Fold over the excess dough and flute the edge.
# Place foil or waxed paper in the bottom of the tart pan and weight it with dried beans or pastry weights.
# Bake for 15 minutes on the bottom rack of the oven.
# Remove the foil and weights and set the shell aside.
# While the pastry is baking, prepare the filling.
# Cut the grapes in half and carefully remove the seeds with the point of a knife, without separating the pulp from the skin.
# In a medium bowl, stir together the tapioca, lemon juice, sugar, and rosemary.
# Add the grapes and stir to combine.
# Allow the filling to stand for 15 minutes and stir again to dissolve the tapioca.
# Remove the grapes from the juices and arrange, cut side down, ½ inch apart in concentric circles in the tart shell.
# Stir the juices again and pour them over the grapes.
# Bake the tart for 15 minutes on the bottom rack.
# Lower the heat to 350 °F and bake for an additional 20 minutes.
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