2 nectarines, split in half, stone removed, and flesh criss-crossed with a knife
2 vanilla pods, halved
Sikara white pepper
4x 50 g puff pastry
Flour to roll pastry down
100g chopped pistachio nuts (Oven dried at very low temperature)
100ml crème fraiche
8 large blackberries
Preparation:
Start by rolling out each of the pastry between two layers of greaseproof paper, add 1 turn of pepper grinder on 5 setting, and carry on rolling down, and a further ½ turn of pepper grinding still on setting number 5, carry on rolling it down until about 1.5mm thick, then cut into a disc large enough to totally cover the fruits, place in the fridge.
Line 4 deep tart tins with greaseproof paper
Pour the honey/caramel into the bases of the tart tins
Place half vanilla pod split in the honey/caramel
Push two blackberries into each nectarine and place into the tin (blackberries side down)
Cover the fruits with the pastry tucking the edges of the pastry down the sides, making sure it touches the honey/caramel (remove any excess juices)
Place the tarts into the fridge for at least 30 minutes until the pastry becomes hard enough to hold the dessert together nice and tight
Preheat the oven to 200°C (ideally fan assisted)
Place the tarts in the oven and bake for around 20 minutes, until the pastry is crisp and golden and the fruits feel soft when pricked with a knife
Remove from the oven and leave to cool slightly
Invert the tartelette onto serving plates (the greaseproof paper will help you to do that and to stabilize the tart, by pulling the edges and applying a little pressure)
Quickly scatter the pistachio on the pastry sticky edges of the tart (make sure not to touch the caramel with your fingers as you will burn yourself)
Serve with some crème fraiche and a final turn of the pepper mill on no 2 setting.