Orange Tian-Daring Baker's March Challenge

Orange tian (March 2010 Daring Baker's Challenge) was hosted by Jennifer of Chocolate savings. At first glance, this orange tian felt within my comfort zone because of its similarity with tarts but I knew that this feeling will certainly change soon:) I was particularly excited for this contest because we had an orange tree in our apartment complex and picking up oranges was a lot of fun!



I feel very happy to be part of the Daring Baker's group as I am slowly and steadily learning recipes which were far beyond my baking horizon. Five different pieces were needed to assemble the orange tian: Pate Sablee (pastry crust),marmalade, orange segments, caramel sauce, and whipped cream. The detailed recipes of these five pieces and subsequent assembly of orange tian can be found at the daring baker's website. In this recipe, I only replaced gelatin with equal quantity of guar gum. Out of all the pieces, the toughest for me was the caramel sauce in which I ended up burning the sugar during first trial as I had never made any type of caramel before.

After completing this challenge, I am a proud owner of pectin, guar gum, english muffin rings (special thanks to my dear friend Isha of The Intrepid Cook for the suggestion to use them to assemble the tian). Enjoy this delicious and light dessert which can be eaten any time of the day!