![]() ![]() ![]() Add an egg yolk (photo 1) and process to combine. Make the pastry: Place the flour, icing sugar and butter in a food processor and process until it looks a bit like breadcrumbs.Ok, so there are 3 layers, and you will need a little time for resting the dough but this couldn’t be simpler to make.ĭetailed instructions in the recipe card below. I used a combination of blueberries, raspberries, strawberries and blackberries. Choose your favourite fresh fruit and get creative. Berries: While the classic fruit custard tart is topped with loads of fresh berries, just like this one, you can certainly use whatever is in season.If you want to be extra fancy, use vanilla bean paste, or fresh vanilla from the pod so you can see the little specks of vanilla seeds throughout the custard. Vanilla: Use a pure vanilla extract as opposed to vanilla essence as it’s a natural flavouring and tastes so much better.Cornflour: Cornflour (aka cornstarch) is a fine flour used for thickening.Milk: Whole milk (full cream milk) is what you need for the custard filling.Egg: Use large eggs, free-range if you can.Sugars: You’ll need icing sugar (powdered sugar) for the pastry and just regular white sugar for the filling.Butter: Use unsalted butter so that you can control the amount of salt.Flour: Just regular plain flour / all-purpose flour is all you need.Who knew something so beautiful could have just 9 ingredients.ĭetailed quantities and instructions in the recipe card below. A 9 inch fluted tart tin with removable bottom (this is the base measurement).This filling is essentially a form of crème patissiere (or pastry cream) and it tastes vanilla-y and oh-so-creamy. The just-barely-set filling is smooth, soft and melts on the tongue but it sets enough to cut perfect slices. While fruit custard tart looks (and is) totally perfect for spring or summer, you can absolutely indulge in winter too – just try topping it with these cinnamon apples. This custard tart, based on a classic French fruit tart, is layer after layer of deliciousness and one of my favourites. Love a gorgeous fruit tart as much as I do? Try this mango tart or this simple strawberry flan. Top it with seasonal fruit and you can have this any time of year. The base of the tarts should be perfectly baked through, without having over-cooked the custard filling.This stunning fruit custard tart, loaded with fresh berries is somehow light and fresh whilst being completely creamy and indulgent too. If this does happen you can help rescue it by removing the tarts from the oven immediately and placing the tin in cold water on a cold surface.Ĭool in the tin for 30 minutes and then carefully remove from the moulds. If the custard domes too much this indicates that you have over-cooked the custard, it will have boiled, and will sink back down leaving a big dip. You are looking for a very slight dome on the custard, indicating that it is baked. Sprinkle a small pinch of ground nutmeg into the middle of each tart.īake the tarts in the oven for about 25 minutes - you may need to turn the temperature down to 180C/350F/Gas 4 for the final 10 minutes. Transfer the custard mixture into a pouring jug with a lip, then fill each of the tart cases. ![]() Pour the milk onto the egg yolk mixture and stir well, creating little bubbles. The pastry should overlap the top of the moulds by a few millimetres, so that you can crimp the edges if you wish.įor the custard filling, warm the milk in a saucepan, and beat the egg yolks and sugar together in a separate bowl until pale and creamy. Using an 11cm/4½in fluted cutter, cut out twelve discs and line the muffin tray moulds with the pastry circle. Roll out the sweet pastry on a lightly floured work surface. ![]() Leave to chill in the fridge for 30 minutes. Flatten with your fingers to a disc and wrap in cling film. Tip the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and shape it into a ball. Stir in the sugar.īreak in the egg and work it into the mixture with your fingers, bringing it together to form a soft dough. To make the pastry, stir the flour and ground almonds together in a large bowl, then add the butter and rub in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. ![]()
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