Quark And Blackberry Tarts Recipes

QUARK AND BLACKBERRY TARTS

Steps:

• Crust: In a food processor, combine flour and sugar. Add butter and pulse until it resembles coarse meal. Add 3 Tbsp of whipping cream or milk and pulse until mixture forms a dough. If mixture is still too dry, add remaining cream or milk. Do not overprocess the dough. Remove from food processor and divide into 4 equal parts. Press the quarters of dough onto the bottom and sides of four 4 1/2 inch loose bottom tart tins. Place in freezer for half an hour.
• Heat oven to 375 F or 190°C Prick bottoms of tart shells. Line tart shells with tin foil and fill with baking weights or beans. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove weights and tin foil and return to oven for 10 minutes or until crust is golden. Turn oven up to 400 F or 200 CLet cool slightly on a rack while preparing the filling.
• Filling: In a medium bowl combine Quark, egg yolks, sugar, lemon zest, vanilla and salt until smooth. Divide the mixture between the four tart shells (it's alright if they are still warm). Sprinkle 1/4 cup of blackberries over each tart, spreading them out as necessary. Return tarts to oven and bake for 20-30 minutes, or until the filling is golden and set. Remove from oven and let cool on rack in tins for 10 minutes. Remove tart tins and let tarts cool fully.
• Blackberry Glaze: In a small saucepan, combine water and berries. Simmer over medium low heat, stirring and mashing berries, until berries are soft and falling apart, about 5 minutes. Strain water and berry mixture, squeezing as much juice as possible from the berries. You should have about 1/3 cup of juice. If you have less, add a little water to make 1/3 cup. Return juice to saucepan. Stir together sugar and cornstarch in a small bowl and add to juice. Bring mixture back to a simmer briefly until it thickens. Spoon glaze over tarts, spreading it to the edges with the back of a spoon. Refrigerate tarts until glaze is cool.

BLACKBERRY PUDDING TARTS

Steps:

• Bake the tart shells according to the package directions and cool completely.
• Combine the berries and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the berries are soft.
• Mash the berries and strain 2 cups of juice.
• Discard the pulp and seeds.
• Combine the sugar and flour in a saucepan.
• Add the blackberry juice, whisking constantly until smooth.
• Bring to a boil, whisking.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 3 min or until thickened.
• Remove from heat and add butter and 2 t vanilla.
• Spoon the filling into the cooled tart shells.
• Cool completely.
• Beat the whipping cream on medium heat until foamy.
• Gradually add in 1/4 c sugar.
• Beat until stiff peaks form.
• Stir in 1/8 t vanilla.
• Put a dollop or two of whipped cream on top of the tarts.
• Garnish as desired with fresh blackberries and mint sprigs.

BLACKBERRY CURD TART

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350.
• Combine flour, powdered sugar, almonds and 1/8 tsp salt in food processor or blender. Pulse to combine.
• Cut 7 tbsp butter into small pieces. Add to flour mixture and pulse just until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Press in the bottom and up sides of 9 inch round removable bottom tart pan coated with baking spray (such as Baker's Joy).
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
• While baking, combine berries, 3/4 cup0 sugar and juice in a sauce pan over medium high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 6 minutes. Place mixture in a blender and let stand 5 minutes. Blend until smooth. Strain mixture through a cheesecloth-lined sieve into a medium bowlpressing on solids. Discard solids.
• Wipe pan clean and return to pan.
• Combine cornstarch and egg yolks stirring until smooth. Stir egg yolk mixture into berry mixture and bring to boil over medium low heat.
• Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and stir in 1/8 tsp alt and remaining 1 tbsp butter.
• Scrape mixture into a bowl. Cover surface directly with plastic wrap. Chill.
• Combine 1/8 tsp salt, cream of tartar and egg whites in large bowl. Beat with mixer on high speed until soft peaks form.
• Combine remaining 1 cu0 sugar and 1/3 cup water in a sauce pan and bring to a boil.
• Cook without stirring until a candy thermometer regiusters 250 degrees.
• Gradually pour hot sugar syrup mixture in a thin stream over egg whites beating a medium speed until stiff peaks form.
• Pre heat broiler.
• Spoon curd over crust.
• Top with meringue.
• Broil 2 minutes or until golden brown.

BLACKBERRY TART

Steps:

• For pastry:.
• Combine flour and sugar in processor.
• Add butter and cut in using on/off turns until mixture resembles coarse meal; add yolk and cream and blend until dough just begins to come together.
• Gather dough into ball;flatten to disc.
• Wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Roll dough out on lightly floured surface to thickness of 1/8 inch.
• Fit dough into 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom.
• Trim edges and refrigerate shell while preparing filling.
• For Filling:.
• Cook butter in small saucepan over medium heat until melted and golden brown.
• Blend eggs and sugar in large bowl.
• Add flour and vanilla and whisk until just combined.
• Whisk in butter.
• Set tart shell on heavy baking sheet; pour filling into tart shell.
• Bake until pastry and filling are golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Transfer tart to rack and cool completely.
• (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover with plastic and store at room temperature.).
• Melt jelly in small saucepan over low heat.
• Brush 2 tablespoons jelly over filling.
• Set berries atop tart, covering filling completely.
• Brush remaining jelly jelly over berries; let stand until jelly sets.
• Serve with whipped cream.