Berry Custard Tart Recipes

BERRY CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl beat together the egg, sugar and salt until the mixture becomes pale. Slowly beat in the milk and vanilla.
• Cover bottom of the pie crust with the berries. Pour the egg mixture over the top, bake until center is set, about 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature before serving.

CUSTARD TART

Steps:

• The Case: Roll out the pastry into a rectangle and brush with beaten egg. Sprinkle on some icing sugar, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Tightly roll the pastry, along the longest side, into a sausage roll and slice into discs (about 1-inch thick). With the palm of your hand press down into each disc, then roll out each one into a circle.
• Grease the bottom and sides of 6 oven-proof glasses with butter, then dip each into a bag of flour so that the flour sticks to the butter and shake off any excess. Put the center of the pastry circles on top of the floured oven-proof glass, and gently press the sides of the pastry onto the side of the glass (it should look a bit pleated). Place the glasses (rim side down) on a tray in a preheated 350 degree F.oven). When they are cooked, take them out of the oven and press the bottom of each pastry case, this will ensure that they have a flat bottom.
• The Custard: Break the eggs into a mixing bowl with the sugar and orange zest and whisk thoroughly. Scrape out the seeds inside of a vanilla pod and stir this into the egg mixture. Pour the cream into a saucepan and remove from the heat just before it boils. Pour the hot cream into the bowl of eggs, stirring all the time. Then transfer this mixture back to the saucepan, on medium heat and stir continuously until it has thickened.
• Pour the custard into the pastry cases and let sit to cool.
• Heat the sugar and water on a high heat until you have a golden caramel. As soon as this is ready, pour a thin layer on top of the custard.;

BERRY CUSTARD TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F/220°C.
• In a small bowl mix the egg yolk, water and vanilla extract. Set aside.
• Add the flour, sugar, salt and butter to a food processor. Pulse until small crumbs are formed. With the food processor running, add the egg and water mixture through the feed tube until it comes together in a ball. If it seems like it is not coming together, drizzle in a small amount of cold water until it forms a ball. Remove the dough and wrap in plastic wrap for 10-15 minutes, or up to 24 hours in the refrigerator.
• Using a piece of parchment paper larger than the tart pan, lightly flour the paper and roll out the dough using a rolling pin until you get a circle that is slightly larger than your tart pan.
• Lift the dough using the parchment paper and lay the dough into the tart pan and it press up the sides. Use a rolling pin over the pan to cut off excess dough. Prick the entire dough with a fork evenly to prevent the dough bubbling. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Set aside and allow to cool.
• In a medium saucepan, stir together the milk and sugar over medium heat bring to a boil.
• While the milk is coming to a boil, in a mixing bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and egg. Stir the cornstarch into the eggs until smooth. Whisk 1/3 cup of the hot milk into the egg mixture. This will temper the eggs and stop them from curdling or cooking. Add the rest of the milk slowly to the egg mixture while whisking.
• Return the mixture to the saucepan over low heat stir the mixture constantly stirring so the eggs don't burn on the bottom of the pan, until thickened. Once the custard has thickened, remove from the heat. Stir in the the vanilla and mix until well incorporated. Transfer the custard into a glass storage dish and put plastic wrap directly on top of the custard to prevent a skin. Cover with a lid and refrigerate until ready to use. Can last up to 1 week refrigerated.
• Add the cooled custard to the cooled tart shell and smooth the top and spread to the edges. Top with the berries.

BLUEBERRY AND VANILLA CUSTARD TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly butter a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom.
• Mix flour, sugar, cinnamon, cream of tartar, and salt for crust together in a medium bowl until combined. Mix in melted butter, egg yolk, and vanilla until combined. Firmly press 2/3 of the mixture into an even layer in the bottom of the prepared tart pan. Sprinkle remaining 1/3 of the mixture around the edges, then press firmly and evenly into the sides of the pan, creating a slightly raised edge over the top. Lightly prick the bottom of the crust with a fork several times, not going all the way through.
• Mix egg white and water together until combined. Brush a light layer of egg white over the bottom of the crust. Place the tart pan onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven just until the crust begins to brown, 25 to 27 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow crust to cool for 15 minutes. Leave the oven on.
• While crust is cooling, make the custard. Whisk together egg yolks, sugar, and salt until thick and light in color. Mix in vanilla extract. Gradually add heavy cream, mixing gently but thoroughly, to avoid incorporating too much air. Carefully pour custard into the cooled crust. (You may or may not have extra; just don't overfill.)
• Place tart back into the oven and bake until custard is just set and lightly browned, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool to room temperature, at least 1 hour.
• While tart cools, make blueberry topping. Place blueberries and sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until berries begin to burst and release their juices, about 15 minutes. Combine lemon juice and cornstarch in a small bowl or measuring cup. Add cornstarch mixture to the blueberries, stirring constantly, and cook until thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
• When both the tart and the blueberries have cooled, carefully spoon blueberries over the top of the tart, and spread gently into an even layer. Place tart into the refrigerator and chill for at least 2 hours. Remove sides of tart pan, slice, and serve.

CUSTARD TART

Steps:

• To make the pastry, rub the butter into the flour with the lemon zest and a pinch of salt until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add the sugar, egg and milk and bring together to form a dough. This can be made 2 days in advance.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the pastry out and use it to line a 20cm tart tin, leave 2cm of pastry hanging over the edge. Chill for 30 mins.
• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line the case with baking beans, bake blind for 20 mins, then remove the beans and continue to cook for a further 20 mins until the base is biscuity. Remove from oven and reduce the temperature to 140C/120C fan/gas 1.
• Bring the cream, milk, vanilla pod, lemon zest and a small grating of nutmeg to the boil. Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until pale, then pour the hot milk and cream over, beating as you go. Strain custard into a jug, allow to settle for a few mins, then skim off any froth.
• Carefully pour the custard into the tart case, grate some more nutmeg over the top and bake for 40 mins or until just set with the very slightest wobble in the middle. Remove from the oven, trim the pastry edges off (away from the filling), then leave to cool completely before serving in slices with a grating more of nutmeg, if you like.

MIXED BERRY CRUMBLE TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Roll pie crust into 13-inch round. Fold into fourths and place in 10- or 11-inch tart pan with removable bottom; unfold and press against bottom and side of pan. Trim overhanging edge of pastry even with top of pan.
• In large bowl, gently toss berries with 2/3 cup sugar and the cornstarch. Spoon into pastry-lined pan.
• In small bowl, stir flour, 1/2 cup sugar, the orange peel and melted butter with fork until crumbly. Sprinkle evenly over berries.
• Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until fruit bubbles in center. Remove tart from side of pan. Serve warm.

CHOCOLATE CUSTARD-BERRY TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Blend flour, butter, and sugar together in a food processor until crumbly. Pour in water; mix until crust dough holds together. Press into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch tart pan. Poke holes in dough with a fork to eliminate air bubbles.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven; increase oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Chop chocolate and place in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 15-second intervals, stirring occasionally, until melted; spread over baked crust.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar, flour, vanilla extract, and egg together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth; spread filling over chocolate layer.
• Arrange berries tightly and evenly over cream cheese filling. Mix raspberry syrup and blackberry schnapps together in a small bowl; brush over berries using a pastry brush.
• Bake in the preheated oven until berries are reduced and filling begins to set, about 35 minutes. Remove from oven; filling will set completely as it cools.

BLACKBERRY CUSTARD TARTS

Steps:

• Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to about 0.5cm thick. Grate over a dusting of nutmeg using a fine grater, then scatter over the cinnamon in pinches. Roll the pastry a few more rolls to press in the spices. Cut out circles to line 6 x 10cm round, deep-ish individual tart tins, with a little overhang. Sit them on a baking sheet and chill for 30 mins.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line the tart cases with small pieces of scrunched-up baking parchment, fill with baking beans and blind-bake for 15-20 mins until pale golden and set. Remove the paper and beans, and bake for a further 10-15 mins until biscuity. Cool, then trim the edges with a small, sharp serrated knife.
• Reduce oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2. Whisk together the eggs and sugar in a large bowl. Put the cream, milk and vanilla into a saucepan and bring to the boil. Pour onto the egg mixture, whisking as you go, then sieve into a jug. Divide the blackberries between the tins, then pour over the custard to fill as much as you can. Grate over some more nutmeg and bake for 20-30 mins. They'll be ready when the top is set but the centres tremor slightly when the baking sheet is jiggled. Cool completely before eating.

BLUEBERRY CUSTARD TART

Steps:

• Pastry: flour the ball of pastry lightly, flatten it to 6 or 7 inch circle; put it on a floured pastry cloth.
• With a floured rolling pin roll the pastry until it forms a circle about 13 ½ to 14 inches in diameter.
• The dough will become very thin-it is important to keep it the same thickness all over.
• Transfer dough to tart pan, centering it carefully.
• Quickly ease the dough on the sides down into the pan, making the sides a little thicker.
• Using scissors, trim the edges, leaving an even ½ to ¾ inch border standing up over the rim of the pan.
• Fold in a narrow hem, about ¼ inch wide, folding toward the middle (not toward the outside) and leaving the rim of the pastry raised a bit above the edges of the pan.
• **With pastry pincers, form a design on the rim, or with the dull side of a knife blade, form shallow ridges on an angle to decorate it.
• Prick fork holes about ½ inch apart in the bottom of the pastry.
• Place the tart pan in the freezer for at least 15-20 minutes.
• To bake, adjust a rack one-third up from the bottom of the oven and preheat to 400°.
• Center a 12-inch square of foil, shiny side down, over the frozen shell; press the foil into place in the shell, and fill it with dried beans or pie weights.
• Bake for 15 minutes, remove the shell from oven; and slowly/gently remove the foil by raising all four corners at once.
• Return the shell to the oven; bake 5-10 minutes, until it is dry and the bottom barely begins to color; remove shell from oven and cool for about 10 minutes.
• Decrease oven temperature to 325°.
• Filling: wash and thoroughly dry blueberries; set aside.
• Sift together the sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg; set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs and egg yolks lightly just to mix; stir in the dry ingredients, vanilla, and cream.
• Place the blueberries evenly in a layer in the prepared pastry shell.
• Gently and slowly pour part of the cream mixture over the berries.
• Do not fill the shell all the way or it might spill on the way to the oven.
• With the back of a large spoon, tap any berries that are on top of the custard just to wet the tops a bit.
• Place the pan in the oven, the reach in and pour in the remaining custard (if there are any low spots on the rim of the pastry, the custard will run over; watch it carefully and , if necessary, do not use the full amount.
• Bake for about 35 minutes, until the custard no longer shakes if you tap the pan, and until a small sharp knife gently inserted into the middle of the custard comes out clean.
• Let the tart cool to room temperature.
• Remove the sides of the pan by placing the pan on a shallow custard cup; the sides will slip down.