Blackberry Curd Tart
- Ready In:
- 4hrs 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
1 tart
- Serves:
- 10-12
ingredients
- 4 1⁄2 ounces all pur0ose flour (about 1 cup)
- 1⁄3 cup powdered sugar
- 1⁄4 cup almonds, toasted and finely ground
- 3⁄8 teaspoon salt, divided
- 8 tablespoons chilled butter, divided
- 3 cups fresh blackberries (if you like rasp0berrie better you could use them) or 3 cups marion berries (if you like rasp0berrie better you could use them)
- 1 3⁄4 cups granulated sugar, divided
- 1⁄4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 3 large egg whites
- 1⁄3 cup water
directions
- 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.
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I am married, have three children and two grandchildren. My youngest "oops" baby is just turning 17 and is going to be a senior in high school in the fall.. I love to cook and collect recipes. I get a lot of my good recipes from church potlucks. Since I am now retired and a stay at home mom, I have time to search the RecipeZaar site and try a lot of the recipes. We love living on the coast and would never move back inland!