Name: Blood Orange Tart with Cardamom Pastry Cream
Yield: Makes 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 2 tablespoons (or more) ice water; 1 large egg yolk; 2 cups whole milk; 1 tablespoon cardamom pods, crushed slightly; 5 large egg yolks; 1/2 cup sugar; 6 tablespoons all purpose flour; 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 6 blood oranges or small navel oranges; 1/2 cup apricot preserves, melted, strained; 2 teaspoons grenadine (optional)

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Blood Orange Tart with Cardamom Pastry CreamLeo Gong

Look for whole cardamom pods in the spice section of your supermarket or in Indian markets (do not substitute ground cardamom). And if your store doesn’t carry blood oranges, use navel oranges instead.

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