Blueberry Goat Cheese Tart Food

BLUEBERRY GOAT CHEESE TART

Steps:

• In a mixer beat smooth the goat cheese, sugar and vanilla, scrape down the sides of the bowl often.
• Blend in the egg and again beat until smooth and scrape the sides again as you go along.
• Add sour cream to the mixture.
• Strain the mixture through a sieve and then add the orange zest.
• Arrange the berries on a prebaked shortbread crust shell.
• Pour the mixture into the crust and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
• Note: You may use raspberries or other seasonal fruit, stay away from the frozen fruits.

BLUEBERRY GOAT CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• For the crust: Combine the flour, margarine, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Work with your fingers, gathering and crumbling, until you have a crumbly mixture, about the size of peas.
• Slowly add cold water in small amounts, gently incorporating it by hand. As soon as the dough comes together in a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
• For the filling: Mix the goat cheese, heavy cream, egg, sugar, flour, salt and basil together in a bowl. Add the blueberries and mix to the desired texture.
• For the topping: Mix the almonds, sugar and margarine in a bowl; set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Roll out the dough and place it in a 10-inch pie pan. Pour the filling into the crust and sprinkle over the topping. Bake, rotating halfway through, for 25 minutes.

GOAT CHEESE TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the crust, put the flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Cut 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) of the butter into large dice, add to the bowl, and pulse until the butter is the size of peas. With the machine running, add the ice water all at once and process until the dough becomes crumbly. Don't overprocess. Dump the dough out on a floured board, gather it loosely into a ball, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Roll the dough on a well-floured board and fit it into a 9-inch tart pan with a removable sides, rolling the pin over the top to cut off the excess dough. Butter 1 side of a square of aluminum foil and fit it, butter side down, into the tart pan. Fill the foil with rice or beans. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove the beans and foil from the tart shell, prick the bottom all over with a fork, and bake for another 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining tablespoon of butter in a small pan and saute the shallots over low heat for 5 minutes, or until tender. Place the goat cheese in the bowl of the food processor and process until crumbly. Add the cream, eggs, basil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and the pepper and process until blended.
• Scatter the cooked shallots over the bottom of the tart shell. Pour the goat cheese mixture over the shallots to fill the shell (if the shell has shrunk, there may be leftover filling). Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until the tart is firm when shaken and the top is lightly browned. Allow to cool for 10 minutes and serve hot or at room temperature.

BLUEBERRY GOAT CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• 1. For the crust: Combine the flour, butter, sugar, and salt in a large bowl.
• 2. Work with your fingers gathering and crumbling until you have a crumbly mixture, about the size of peas.
• 3. In small amounts, slowly add cold water, gently incorporating by hand.
• 4. As soon as the dough comes together in a ball.
• 5. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
• 6. For the Filling: Preheat oven to 350. Mix the goat cheese, heavy cream, egg, brown sugar, flour, salt, and basil together in a bowl. Add the blueberries and mix to the desired texture.
• 7. For the Topping: Melt butter and mix with almonds and sugar. Set aside.
• 8. Roll out the dough.
• 9. Place in a 9 1/2" pie pan (deep dish).
• 10. Pour the filling into the crust.
• 11. Sprinkle the topping over the top.
• 12. Bake 45 minutes, rotating the pie halfway through. The pie will be runny but will set up overnight in the fridge.

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place a paper cupcake liner in each cup of a muffin pan.
• Beat cream cheese with a handheld electric mixer until fluffy. Add sugar and vanilla, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Place a vanilla wafer, flat side down, in each muffin cup. Spoon cream cheese mixture over wafers.
• Bake for 20 minutes. Allow tarts to cool completely. Serve with blueberry filling on top, or pie filling of your choice.

BLUEBERRY, BASIL AND GOAT CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. On a floured sheet of parchment, roll dough into a 10-in. circle. Leave on parchment and transfer to a baking sheet., Mix blueberries, 2 tablespoons sugar, cornstarch and basil. Spoon blueberry mixture over crust to within 2 in. of edge. Fold crust edge over filling, pleating as you go and leaving the center uncovered., Whisk egg and water; brush over crust. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake 30 minutes. Sprinkle with goat cheese; bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbly, about 10 minutes longer. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Top with torn basil leaves before serving.

MEYER LEMON AND BLUEBERRY CHEESE TART

Steps:

• Thoroughly mix crushed lemon cookies and butter together in a bowl.
• Press cookie mixture into the bottom of an 8-inch springform pan.
• Place blueberries and sugar in a saucepan over medium-low heat; simmer until sugar has dissolved and a thin sauce forms, 10 minutes.
• Stir cornstarch into blueberry sauce; simmer until sauce has thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool for 10 minutes.
• Stir mascarpone, lemon curd, and whipped topping together in a bowl until well blended and smooth.
• Spread mascarpone mixture over the crust in the springform pan. Cover with waxed paper and freeze until semi-firm, about 10 minutes.
• Spread blueberry sauce over mascarpone layer; cover with waxed paper and refrigerate until set, at least 1 hour.