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Limbourg-style fruit tart

Limbourg-style fruit tart

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The Limbourg tart: a soft, risen pastry filled with fresh fruit, such as strawberries, plums, or apples, baked in the oven and served once it has cooled.

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Recipe from Koos Jol, JopkeB, Pjetter and 6 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The Vlaai is the typical pie of the Limburg region. Its yeasted dough is filled with seasonal fruits, most often fresh ones. Allow it to cool completely before serving.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting1 hr 30 min
  • Total2 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$15.92 $1.99 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

8 people
  • $0.33
  • $0.12
  • $0.20
  • $0.10
  • $0.01
  • $15.16

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Dissolve the yeast in a small amount of lukewarm milk. ≈ 4 min
  2. Prepare a dough using the flour, lard, sugar, yeast, and the remaining warm milk. ≈ 3 min
  3. Knead thoroughly, cover, and let rise for about 1 hour in a warm place.
  4. Re-knead the dough, then spread it out to cover the entire bottom of a tart pan (approximately 32 cm in diameter). Remove any excess dough with a rolling pin, prick the surface with a fork, and let it rise again.
  5. Spread the fruit mixture evenly over the dough. ≈ 10 min
  6. Bake for 25-35 minutes in a preheated oven at 200-220 °C. Allow to cool completely before serving.
  7. Serve as is; whipped cream is possible, but it is not traditional. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Limbourg-style fruit tart

  • 250 g of flour$0.33
  • 15 g of fresh yeast$0.12
  • 20 g of bacon or butter$0.20
  • 10 cl of warm milk$0.10
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar$0.01
  • 500 g of fresh fruit: strawberries, 🍒, plums, apricots, currants, apples, or pears$15.16

Total$15.92

that's $1.99 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 250 g of flour
  • 15 g of fresh yeast
  • 20 g of bacon or butter
  • 10 cl of warm milk
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar
  • 500 g of fresh fruit: strawberries, 🍒, plums, apricots, currants, apples, or pears

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