Cranberry Curd Tartlets Recipe Recipe For Meatloaf

CRANBERRY WALNUT TARTLETS

Steps:

• Prepare tart shells: In an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and salt, and beat until combined. Add flour all at once, and slowly mix just until flour is evenly moistened. You don't want to mix until a ball forms around the beaters.
• Transfer to a plastic bag and form into a 6 inch log. Seal bag, pressing out any air, and refrigerate a minimum of 4 hours or as long as 4 days.
• Divide log into 8 parts. On a lightly floured board, roll dough into rounds to fit 8 individual tart pans, 3 inch round x 1 inch deep. The dough should be about 1/8 inch thick. Chill tart shells for 1/2 hour.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line tart shells with parchment paper and fill with pie weights or dry beans. Bake 10 minutes, remove foil and weights and bake shells 5 minutes longer. Remove and cool.
• Prepare tart filling: In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, corn syrup, eggs, butter and orange zest. Divide walnuts and cranberries evenly among the partially baked tart shells. Pour sugar mixture over walnuts and cranberries.
• Bake tarts 20 to 25 minutes or until crusts are golden. The edge of the filling will be firmer than the center. Cool tarts of wire racks and refrigerate until ready to serve. Remove cooled tarts from pans and serve.

CRANBERRY CURD TARTLETS

Steps:

• Place cranberries, water, and orange juice in a saucepan, cover, and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until cranberries burst, about 35 minutes. Press through a fine sieve, scraping back of sieve to get all the pulp (you should have about 1 3/4 cups), and discard solids. Cook pulp in pan with butter, sugar, and salt over medium heat, stirring, until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved, about 7 minutes.
• Whisk together egg yolks and egg in a medium bowl, then whisk in cranberry mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time. Return mixture to pan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened and coats the back of a wooden spoon, about 8 minutes. Pass through sieve into a bowl (you should have about 3 cups) and press plastic wrap directly on surface of curd to cover. Refrigerate until cold, about 30 minutes. To serve, let guests assemble their own tartlets, or spoon curd into pastry cups and top with whipped cream.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE CURD TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom.
• Combine flour, sugar, ginger, and salt for crust in a small bowl. Mix in melted butter, vanilla extract, and almond extract until mixture is combined and comes together in a thick dough.
• Press dough evenly into the bottom and up the sides of the prepared tart pan. Place the tart pan on a large baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Beat egg yolks and egg together in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Set aside.
• Combine cranberries and sugar in a large saucepan. Cook over medium heat until cranberries pop and sugar is dissolved, 8 to 10 minutes. Pour mixture into a blender. Add orange juice, orange zest, vanilla extract, and salt. Leave the lid vent open on the blender; do not seal without having a way to steam to vent, and cover the lid with a kitchen towel.
• Blend on low speed until mixture is smooth and thoroughly pureed. Pour the warm mixture gradually into the eggs, whisking constantly.
• Pour curd back into the saucepan and cook over low heat until mixture is thickened, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until thoroughly combined, ensuring each piece of butter has thoroughly melted before adding the next. Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve. Discard solids. Pour strained curd into the prepared crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until curd is set around the edges and jiggles slightly in the center, 20 to 25 minutes. Allow to cool to room temperature before removing from the tart pan, 30 minutes to 1 hour.

CRANBERRY CURD PIE

Steps:

• Roll the pie dough out to 10 inches in diameter. Transfer to a 9-inch pie plate, trim and crimp the edges as desired. Lightly prick all over with a fork. Place in the freezer for 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Place the frozen pie crust in the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool.
• Make the curd: place the cranberries, orange zest, orange juice and sugar in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes, until the cranberries are beginning to burst and the sugar has dissolved.
• Remove from the heat and puree with an immersion blender (or, cool the mixture to room temperature and puree in a food processor or blender). Press the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve, scraping any puree clinging to the bottom of the sieve into the puree, and discarding any solids left in the sieve.
• If the mixture has cooled considerably, rewarm in the microwave. Wipe out the saucepan, and return to the stovetop (do not turn on the burner yet).
• Whisk the butter into the cranberry puree.
• In a small mixing bowl, thoroughly whisk together the eggs and egg yolks. While continously whisking, add 1/2 cup of the hot cranberry puree into the egg yolks
• Place the cranberry/egg mixture as well as the remaining cranberry puree into the saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, whisking continuously, until the mixture thickens.
• Transfer to a storage container to stop the cooking process and cool to room temperature. If not using immediately, place a piece of plastic wrap on the surface of the curd, and refrigerate until needed.
• Pour the cooled curd into the cooled pie crust. Bake for 10 minutes or until the filling is set. Remove to a wire rack to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate, loosely covered in plastic wrap, until ready to serve.
• Make the sugared cranberries: In a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water over medium heat. Whisk frequently, until the sugar dissolves. Do not let the mixture boil. Turn off the heat.
• Add the cranberries to the sugar syrup, and stir to coat. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the cranberries to a wire rack set over paper towels. Let dry for one hour.
• After one hour, toss the cranberries in the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar.
• Store in an airtight container until ready to serve the pie.
• Make the whipped cream: shortly before ready to serve the pie, whip the heavy cream to soft peaks. Sprinkle the sugar over the cream, and whip to stiff peaks, then whip in the vanilla.

CRANBERRY CURD TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Add the flour, powdered sugar, and salt to a small bowl and whisk together. Melt the butter in a small saucepan (or in the microwave), add the vanilla extract and orange zest to the butter and stir, then pour into the dry ingredients and stir together until thoroughly moistened. The crust will look wet. Let cool for a few minutes until it firms up slightly.
• Press the dough evenly along the bottom and sides into a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Place the tart pan on a baking sheet and bake until the crust is golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• Heat the cranberries and orange juice in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until the cranberries split. Strain through a food mill or fine mesh sieve and discard the skins. [Edit: this mixture is thick and takes some muscle to press it through a fine mesh sieve. It's easier with a food mill, but if you're struggling with this, put the mixture in a blender and then pass it through a sieve.]
• Return the strained cranberry mixture to the saucepan and add the sugar, eggs, egg yolks, butter, vanilla, and orange liqueur (if using) to the pan and give everything a good stir. Heat gently over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and registers 170°F on an instant read thermometer (this usually takes about 8-9 minutes). Immediately strain through a fine mesh sieve into a bowl (ideally with a pouring spout) and then pour into the prepared crust. Bake (still at 350°F) until the curd is set (it should jiggle but not slosh), about 10 minutes.
• Let cool at room temperature for about 1 hour, then transfer to the refrigerator to chill. You can serve this chilled or at room temperature.
• Add egg whites and cream of tartar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. Heat sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium high heat. When the sugar mixture registers about 220°F turn on the mixer and begin beating the egg whites on medium speed. When the sugar mixture registers 240°F remove from heat and carefully pour into the mixer over the egg whites. Increase the mixer speed to high and beat until the egg whites form stiff peaks. Transfer to a piping bag (or zip top bag) and pipe onto cooled tart as desired. If you want, torch the meringue with a kitchen torch. (But since it is cooked, this is totally optional).

CRANBERRY CURD

Steps:

• Place cranberries in a medium saucepan. Add water and sugar and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until cranberries have burst, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Pour cranberry mixture into a food processor or blender; blend until smooth, 10 to 20 seconds. Reserve 1/3 cup and return remaining cranberry mixture to the saucepan over low heat.
• Whisk egg yolks together in a small bowl. Slowly add reserved cranberry mixture, whisking constantly. Slowly whisk egg-cranberry mixture back into the saucepan and continue whisking until thickened and the curd coats the back of a metal spoon, about 5 minutes. Add butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, whisking until melted and fully incorporated.
• Pour into a sterile jar and allow to cool. Curd keeps in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

CRANBERRY LEMON CURD TARTS

Steps:

• Whisk together eggs, egg yolks, and sugar in large microwaveable bowl. Stir in cranberry cocktail, lemon juice and butter. Microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes; stir. Return to microwave; cook until mxiture begins to boil and thickens, about 2 minutes longer. Stir until smooth. Pour through a fine strainer into bowl. Cover and chill in refrigertor. The mixture can be stored in the refrigerator for up top 1 week. Fill each baked cool tart shell with about 1 tablespoons cold curd just before serving. Garnish with whipped cream and lemon rind.