Mini berry tarts
 
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Serves: 30
Ingredients
  • Crust:
  • 240 gr unsalted butter ( 1 cup)
  • 75 gr sugar (1/3 cup sugar)
  • 1 whole large egg
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 350 gr flour (2½ cups flour)
  • Filling:
  • 500 ml milk ( 2 cups)
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 60 gr corn starch (1/4 cup)
  • 180 gr sugar (6 tablespoons)
  • 1 vanilla bean
  • 60 gr unsalted butter (4 tablespoons)
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 tablespoon almond liqueur
  • 120 ml whipping cream (1/2 cup)
  • Assembly:
  • 250 gr berries
  • exotic fruits
Instructions
  1. Crust:
  2. Beat butter and sugar together until smooth
  3. Add egg, egg yolks and mix well after each addition.
  4. Stir in the flour and salt until well incorporated and batter becomes hard enough, then wrap it in plastic foil and chill for at least 30 min.
  5. Preheat oven at 350 degrees F.
  6. On a floured surface, knead the dough just until softened.
  7. Roll the dough and cut out rounds to fit 25- 30mini tart shells . Line tart shells , dock with a fork and bake for about 20 minutes untill the edges becomes lightly brown.
  8. Chill for another 20 minutes before assembling.
  9. Filling:
  10. Heat milk withe the scraped seeds and vanilla bean.
  11. In a separate bowl, whisk together egg yolks, sugar and cornstarch.
  12. Slowly, add heated milk into the egg mixture, while whisking, then return to the pot.
  13. Over medium heat, whisk the milk constantly until thickened. Remove from heat and strain.
  14. Stir in butter, almond extract and almond liqueur.
  15. Cover top of the pastry filling directly with a plastic wrap and chill at least 2 hrs before assembling.
  16. When completely chilled, whip cream to stiff peaks and fold into the chilled cream.
  17. Assembly:
  18. Spoon or pipe a little filling to the mini tart shells and top with mix berries or with exotic fruits.
  19. Keep it chill and eat it with a lot of taste!
  20. Good luck!
Recipe by gabriela cuisine at http://gabrielacuisine.ro/mini-tarte-cu-fructe/