INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

MAKE PASTRY:  Sift flour and add all dry ingredients together, with
the sugar in the centre, on a pastry board. Add the butter  (softened),
egg yolk and water. Work the liquids into the sugar,  until it is
creamy.  Now work in the flour mixture, as you would for any sweet
pastry.  Press the dough into a greased 9-inch flan tin. Prick the base
of the  pastry all over. Refrigerate for 30 mins, then cook in a
moderate  oven (375 degrees F.) for 15 to 20 mins (until golden brown)
MAKE FILLING:  Put egg yolks, sugar and vanilla into a bowl and beat
until thick and creamy.  Heat cream carefully until almost boiling.
Combine the two mixtures, beating until smooth, then add the result  to
the top of a double boiler and simmer until it thickens (STIR
CONSTANTLY).  Dissolve the gelatine in the water and add to the cream
mixture,  stirring well until it is well mixed. Allow this mixture to
cool  completely before adding to the pastry case. Refrigerate until it
sets.  MAKE TOPPING:  Drain the cherries and reserve about 1 cup of the
syrup. We don't use commercial canned cherries. I would suggest a
"light" syrup. Arrange the pitted cherries artistically over the top
of the tart.  Put the reserved syrup, gelatine and rum (we usually use
cherry  brandy or kirsch) into a saucepan and heat (stirring) until
gelatine  dissolves. Cool the liquid and pour over the cherries.
Refrigerate  until set.  NOTES    A thoroughly decadent desert -- This
has simply got to be the best  dessert you'll ever try. My wife has
made this one many times. The  only complaint ever lodged is that there
was not enough.    Don't be put off by the complexity of the recipe; it
is well worth  the effort.    All the egg whites "wasted" can be used
in something else, such as a  Pavlova.  : Difficulty:  moderate to
hard.  : Time:  several hours preparation, cooking and cooling.  :
Precision:  measure the ingredients carefully.  : Kevin J.  Maciunas  :
Discipline of Computer Science, Flinders University, South Australia  :
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