Well... being lazy for two days sort of fills me with lots of pent up energy and while I was looking for a nice Banana Bread recipe, I came across this really easy recipe for mini tarts at Salad in a jar and had to try it, with a few tweaks of course!
So while the Banana Muffins were in the oven, this is what I did
Fresh Fruit and Cream Mini Tarts
(Prep Time: 1 hour, Baking Time: 22 mins, Makes: 15-18 mini tarts)
Ingredients
Tart Crust:
1-1/2 cups all purpose flour (maida)
1/4 cup castor sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, chilled
1 egg yolk
Cream Filling:
2-3/4 cups milk (I used 2 cups milk + 3/4 cup heavy cream but any type will work)
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch or corn flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
4 egg yolks
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Crust:
Combine flour, sugar and salt in food processor or just whip it using your beater.
Cut butter into 8 slices and add to flour, pulsing several times until mixture resembles oatmeal. Add egg yolk. (Go ahead and add the egg white if you want a sturdier but not quite as tender crust.)
Pulse until all ingredients are moistened but not yet a solid ball. (If mixture too dry, add a bit of cream or a table spoon of milk.)
Lightly press into a ball, cover and chill 30 minutes.
Pull off small amount of dough and press into molds with fingers being careful to keep thickness consistent. Use a knife to trim off any extra at the top. Freeze for at least 30 minutes. I wish I had taken a picture of my perfect tart shells... with all that happened after this!
Place frozen tart shells on cookie sheet and cook at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Watch carefully as the time can vary according to the thickness of the crust. This is where the recipe was unclear. In the recipe she uses plastic moulds which of course can't be baked. So I used plastic moulds, froze the shells and then tapped them out to bake them.. and this is what happened
Cream Filling:
Add milk, sugar, cornstarch, salt, and egg yolks, (in that order) to blender. Blend and pour into a microwave-safe bowl.
Microwave 6 minutes on HIGH, whisking until smooth after 3 minutes, then every minute thereafter.
Add butter and vanilla and whisk until smooth.
Assembly:
Fill each baked tart shell with cream filling. Top with fruit of your choice. Melt 1/4 cup jam and use a brush to dab some shininess on each piece of fruit. It’s OK if some drips onto the cream. Now, this is what was supposed to happen, but given that my shells were now biscuits.. this is what really happened.
what a nice end to a lazy weekend.....
And just in case things went really belly up.. there's always Hello Panda!
LOL! Am going to go buy the metal shell shapes and try this recipe again... this time.. it will LOOK and taste good.
Amateur experimenter says Good Bye, good night and Allah hafiz
So while the Banana Muffins were in the oven, this is what I did
Fresh Fruit and Cream Mini Tarts
(Prep Time: 1 hour, Baking Time: 22 mins, Makes: 15-18 mini tarts)
Ingredients
Tart Crust:
1-1/2 cups all purpose flour (maida)
1/4 cup castor sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, chilled
1 egg yolk
Cream Filling:
2-3/4 cups milk (I used 2 cups milk + 3/4 cup heavy cream but any type will work)
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch or corn flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
4 egg yolks
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Crust:
Combine flour, sugar and salt in food processor or just whip it using your beater.
Cut butter into 8 slices and add to flour, pulsing several times until mixture resembles oatmeal. Add egg yolk. (Go ahead and add the egg white if you want a sturdier but not quite as tender crust.)
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| Getting there... |
Pulse until all ingredients are moistened but not yet a solid ball. (If mixture too dry, add a bit of cream or a table spoon of milk.)
Lightly press into a ball, cover and chill 30 minutes.
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| Ready to go into the fridge |
Pull off small amount of dough and press into molds with fingers being careful to keep thickness consistent. Use a knife to trim off any extra at the top. Freeze for at least 30 minutes. I wish I had taken a picture of my perfect tart shells... with all that happened after this!
Place frozen tart shells on cookie sheet and cook at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Watch carefully as the time can vary according to the thickness of the crust. This is where the recipe was unclear. In the recipe she uses plastic moulds which of course can't be baked. So I used plastic moulds, froze the shells and then tapped them out to bake them.. and this is what happened
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| My tart shells became tasty biscuits!:( |
Cream Filling:
Add milk, sugar, cornstarch, salt, and egg yolks, (in that order) to blender. Blend and pour into a microwave-safe bowl.
Microwave 6 minutes on HIGH, whisking until smooth after 3 minutes, then every minute thereafter.
Add butter and vanilla and whisk until smooth.
Assembly:
Fill each baked tart shell with cream filling. Top with fruit of your choice. Melt 1/4 cup jam and use a brush to dab some shininess on each piece of fruit. It’s OK if some drips onto the cream. Now, this is what was supposed to happen, but given that my shells were now biscuits.. this is what really happened.
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| Don't go on the looks, it passed the taste test! tasted just like the best tarts ever |
what a nice end to a lazy weekend.....
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| The Banana Walnut muffins and the nearly there fruit tarts. |
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| Hello! Hello Panda |
Amateur experimenter says Good Bye, good night and Allah hafiz
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