Quetschentaart, a popular

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speciality, is a simple open fruit

tart A tart is a baked dish consisting of a filling over a pastry base with an open top not covered with pastry. The pastry is usually shortcrust pastry; the filling may be sweet or savoury, though modern tarts are usually fruit-based, sometimes with ...

with zwetschgen. In the Ketty Thull recipe, the dough for the

shortcrust Shortcrust is a type of pastry often used for the base of a tart, quiche, pie, or (in the British English sense) flan. Shortcrust pastry can be used to make both sweet and savory pies such as apple pie, quiche, lemon meringue or chicken pie. A ...

base consists of flour, butter and sugar (unusual for French-style shortcrust, but to balance the sourness, which is key) only. The base is placed in a tart-baking dish, and covered with halved plums (no stones) arranged in overlapping circles. It is baked at - for 45-40 minutes or until ready. In other recipes, the base is made with a yeast dough."Der Boma hir Quetschentaart"
''merlanne.lu''. Retrieved 30 November 2020. Traditionally, it is a seasonal dish served in the autumn when the zwetschgen are ripe.
It is often served with whipped cream at afternoon coffee.

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{{Reflist Luxembourgian cuisine Tarts Luxembourgian desserts Plum dishes