Name: Grape Tart
Cook time: 1 hour
Total time: 1 1/2 hours
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 3 large egg yolks; 1/4 to 1/3 cup sugar, depending on sweetness of grapes; 2 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 cup whole milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (1/2 pound), thawed; 2 teaspoons sugar; 4 cups red and green grapes; 2 tablespoons red-currant jelly

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Grape TartRomulo Yanes

To get the look we wanted for this tart, we used grapes in assorted colors and shapes and halved the larger ones. Taste grapes before making the pastry cream. Their flavor will determine how much sugar you use— if the grapes are tart, use 1/3 cup sugar; if sweet, use 1/4 cup.

Cooks' notes:

·Pastry cream may be made 1 day ahead and chilled. ·Pastry shells can be baked 4 hours ahead, then cooled and kept, covered, at room temperature. If not making ahead, you'll want to bake pastry while cream is chilling.

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