Blueberry Curd Food

BLUEBERRY-ALMOND CAKE WITH LEMON CURD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter two 9-inch-round cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper. Butter the parchment and dust with flour, tapping out the excess.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Beat the butter in a separate large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until creamy, about 2 minutes. Gradually beat in the granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating until incorporated, then add the vanilla and almond extracts. Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the milk; beat until just smooth, 2 minutes.
• Divide the batter between the prepared pans and sprinkle each with 1 cup blueberries. Bake until lightly golden and a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes in the pans on a rack, then invert the cakes onto the rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, spread the almonds on a baking sheet and bake until lightly golden, about 10 minutes; set aside. Beat the heavy cream and 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form, 2 to 3 minutes. Gently fold in the lemon curd, leaving some yellow streaks. Spread the cream mixture over 1 layer of cake almost to the edge. Place the second cake layer on top and gently press; refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Before serving, whisk the remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar with the lemon juice in a medium bowl until it forms a smooth glaze. (Add 1 or 2 drops of water if it's too thick.) Pour the glaze over the center of the cake and spread with a spatula or spoon to the edge, allowing some to drip down the sides. Sprinkle with the toasted almonds.

LEMON CURD & BLUEBERRY LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease a 2lb loaf tin and line with a long strip of baking parchment. Put 100g yogurt, 2 tbsp lemon curd, the softened butter, eggs, lemon zest, flour and caster sugar into a large mixing bowl. Quickly mix with an electric whisk until the batter just comes together. Scrape half into the prepared tin. Weigh 85g blueberries from the punnet and sprinkle half into the tin, scrape the rest of the batter on top, then scatter the other half of the 85g berries on top. Bake for 1 hr 10 mins-1 hr 15 mins until golden, and a skewer poked into the centre comes out clean.
• Cool in the tin, then carefully lift onto a serving plate to ice. Sift the icing sugar into a bowl and stir in enough lemon juice to make a thick, smooth icing. Spread over the top of the cake, then decorate with lemon zest and edible flowers, if you like. Serve in slices with extra lemon curd, Greek yogurt and blueberries.

BLUEBERRY CURD

Steps:

• Place the blueberries and lime zest in a covered saucepan with 1 tablespoon water and cook gently, shaking the pan occasionally, until very soft (about 10 minutes.). Press through a fine sieve into a heatproof bowl or the top of a double boiler, then stir in the butter and sugar and put over a saucepan of gently simmering water; do not allow the bottom of the bowl to sit in the water. Heat gently, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved and the butter has melted.
• Strain in the eggs and continue to stir over gently simmering water until the curd thickens enough to coat the back of the spoon, which should take 30-40 minutes. Stir only occasionally at first, more frequently as the cooking progresses, then constantly toward the end so that the curd cooks evenly and does not curdle. The water must not boil.
• Strain the curd, if necessary, into clean, dry jars. Refrigerate up to 2 weeks.

BLUEBERRY TARTLETS WITH LIME CURD

Steps:

• For the Curd: Whisk sugar and lime juice in heavy medium saucepan to blend. Whisk in yolks, then butter. Cook over medium low heat until thick, smooth and just beginning to bubble, stirring constantly, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix in lime peel. Transfer to a small bowl. Press plastic wrap onto surface of curd. Refrigerate until cold, at least 4 hours. (Can be made 4 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.).
• For the Crust: Blend flour, sugar and salt in processor for 5 seconds. Add cut and cut in, using on/off turns, until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 2 tablespoons cream and egg yolk. Using on/off turns, blend until moist clumps form, adding more cream by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry. Shape dough into a log. Cut crosswise into 8 equal rounds. Press each round over bottom and up sides of 3 3/4x 3/4 inch tartlet pans with removable bottoms. Pierce crusts with fork. Chill at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.
• For the Topping: Place 1/2 cup blerries and sugar in heavy small saucepan. Using fork, mash berries coarsely. Cook mixture over medium heat until beginning to simmer, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Using a rubber spatula, push as much of mixture as possible through strainer set over medium bowl. Mix remaining berries into strained berries. Set topping aside.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake tartlet crusts until lightly golden, pressing any bubbles with back of a fork, about 15 minutes. Cool crusts completely on rack.
• Spread curd in crusts. Spoon blueberry topping over. (Can be prepared a day ahead. Let stand at room temperature up to 2 hours or refrigerate up to 1 day.).

BRIE, LEMON CURD, AND BLUEBERRY BITES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray and set aside.
• Unroll thawed puff pastry sheet on a lightly floured work surface. Roll into a large rectangular sheet, and using a pizza cutter or knife, cut into 24 equal pieces. Press each piece into a muffin cup, and use a fork to prick the bottom several times.
• Cut Brie cheese into 24 small cubes, and place a cube into each muffin cup. Top each with about 1/2 teaspoon of lemon curd.
• Place muffin tin in the preheated oven and bake until the pastry is puffed and the corners turn golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and cool in the pan for about 5 minutes. Remove bites to a serving plate, top each with a blueberry, dust with confectioners' sugar, and garnish with a small mint leaf, if desired.
• Enjoy warm or at room temperature.

BLUEBERRY CURD TART RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In the bowl of a food processor, add the walnuts, and pulse until coarsely ground.
• Add the flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt, and pulse until finely ground.
• Add the butter and pulse until the mixture comes together and holds when compressed.
• Press the mixture into a 9-inch (23-cm) round tart pan. Prick the bottom of the crust with a fork. Freeze for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350˚F (180˚F).
• Bake for 20-25 minutes.
• Add the blueberries and water to a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until most of the blueberries have burst, about 5 minutes.
• Strain the blueberry mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl.
• Add the blueberry juice, eggs, egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice, and cornstarch to a medium saucepan over low heat, whisking constantly.
• Once the mixture is warmed through, add the butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, whisking until melted and incorporated.
• Continue whisking until the curd begins to thicken, 5-8 minutes.
• Strain the curd through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl. Whisk in the olive oil.
• Pour the blueberry curd into the par baked tart shell, and bake for 15 minutes.
• Chill the tart in the refrigerator overnight.
• Slice the kiwis into desired shapes and arrange on top of the chilled tart.
• Enjoy!