Blueberry Puff Pastry Tart Food

QUICK AND EASY BLUEBERRY TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Prepare a sheet pan with a Silpat or parchment paper.
• Lay out the puff pastry on the Silpat and even out any creases that may be left from it being folded in the freezer.
• Using a fork, poke lots of holes in the center of the puff pastry. Leave the outer 1 inch all the way around alone and don't poke it!!! This will allow the air to release when you pull it out of oven. It will still puff up but once you press on it gently, the air will come out of the holes and settle back down.
• Using a knife, score about one inch all the way around the puff pastry. Don't go all the way through the puff pastry to the sheet pan. You are looking for it to score so there is a separation from the center and the edge. It will create a higher edge (remember you didn't poke holes with the fork there!!)
• Whisk together the egg and milk and brush on the 1 inch outer border.
• Place puff pastry in the oven for 15-20 minutes. Turn the sheet pan at the 10 minute mark to make sure all sides are cooking evenly. I took mine out at 15 minutes total.
• Allow to cool. While cooling, stir the cream cheese, vanilla and sugar together.
• Spoon the cream cheese mixture into the center of the puff pastry (where you had the fork marks) and spread it out.
• Sprinkle blueberries over the cream cheese mixture. Using a sifter, place the powdered sugar inside and sprinkle on top blueberries.
• Serve immediately or refrigerate up to 2-3 hours at most or the puff pastry gets soft.

EASY BLUEBERRY TART RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375° F. On a parchment-lined baking sheet or Silpat mat, unfold the sheet of pastry and smooth it out.
• Using the tip of a knife, score a 1-inch border around the pastry without cutting all the way through the dough. Brush just the border with beaten egg and sprinkle with the turbinado sugar.
• Bake until golden and puffed, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Re-score the border of the baked pastry with your knife without cutting all the way through. Gently press the center of the pastry sheet down to flatten it. Let cool to room temperature, 15 to 20 minutes.
• While pastry bakes, beat the cream cheese, cream, lemon zest, and 2 tablespoons of the powdered sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly in the center of the pastry.
• Place blueberries over the filling and dust with the remaining tablespoon of powdered sugar. Serve immediately.

BLUEBERRY PUFF PASTRY TART

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or nonstick cooking spray.
• 2. Unfold your puff pastry and cut in thirds along the creases (so you'll have 6 strips), then cut those strips in half, so you have 12 rectangles total. Place the rectangles on the baking sheets.
• 3. Spread a teaspoon or so of jam onto each rectangle, then top with a handful of blueberries.
• 4. Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes or until the blueberries have popped and the puff pastry is a golden brown.
• 5. Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes before eating. You could dust with powdered sugar if you would like.
• 6. NOTE: You could use any flavor of jam and any berry. I will be trying other varieties.

LEMON BLUEBERRY PUFF TART

Steps:

• Whisk the juice, sugar eggs and yolks together in a pot, being careful not to aerate it too much. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly but gently with the whisk.
• Cook until it thickens and the whisk leaves light lines; it will still be quite liquid. (Do not let it boil.) Strain it into a bowl and press plastic wrap onto the warm mixture. (This is to prevent filming.).
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Invert a 10-inch cake pan over the puff pastry (towards the edge of the tray so you waste a minimum amount of dough) and press.
• Lift off and use a pizza cutter to cut around the imprint of the circle. Lift the circle of dough out and place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Center the round metal bottom of 9-inch tart mold over the dough and press. Cut around at 1-inch intervals to form a decorative "fringe".
• Weigh the metal bottom down with heavy objects. (Such as an 8-inch cake pan on top and fill it with 3 pounds of anything from a heavy pot or pan to garden stones.).
• Bake about 20 minutes, until the edges are golden, then remove the weights and metal tart bottom. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F. and bake for another 5 minutes, until the center is golden.
• Remove from oven and spread the lemon curd evenly in the center. Put back in the oven for 2 to 3 minutes to set the filling.
• Remove from oven and scatter the berries around the outside edge of the lemon filling. Serve within an hour. (For easy slicing use a pizza cutter.).

BLUEBERRY TART

Steps:

• Special equipment: a 9-inch springform pan
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray.
• Combine 1 cup of the flour, 1 1/2 tablespoons of the granulated sugar and the salt in a food processor and pulse to combine. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal with some large lumps. Add the egg yolks and pulse until blended.
• Place the dough in the springform pan, and press it evenly against the bottom and about 1 inch up the sides. Toss 2 1/2 cups of the berries, the lemon zest, juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, remaining 1 tablespoon flour and remaining 1/3 cup granulated sugar in a medium bowl. Pour the berry mixture into the shell and bake until vigorously bubbling, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and immediately top with the remaining 1 1/2 cups blueberries.
• Just before serving, dust with confectioners' sugar by tapping it through a fine-mesh sieve. Serve warm or at room temperature.

LEMON BLUEBERRY PUFF TART

Steps:

• Whisk the juice, sugar eggs and yolks together in a saucepan, being careful not to aerate it too much. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly but gently with the whisk. Cook until it thickens and the whisk leaves light lines; it will still be quite liquid. Do not let it boil. Strain it into a bowl and press plastic wrap onto the hot surface.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Invert a 10-inch cake pan over the dough (towards the edge of the tray so you waste a minimum amount of dough) and press. Lift off and use a pizza cutter to cut around the imprint of the circle. Lift the circle of dough out and place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Dock it. Center the round metal bottom of 9-inch tart mold over the dough and press. Cut around at 1-inch intervals to form a decorative "fringe". Weigh the metal bottom down with heavy objects. (I place an 8-inch cake pan on top and fill it with stacked tartlet molds - about 3 1/2 pounds worth.)
• Bake about 18 minutes, until the edges are golden, then remove the weights and metal tart bottom. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F. and bake for another 5 to 7 minutes, until the center is golden. Remove from oven and spread the lemon curd evenly in the center. Put back in the oven for 2 to 3 minutes to set the filling. Remove from oven and scatter the berries around the outside edge of the lemon filling. Serve within an hour. Cut with a pizza wheel.

BLUEBERRY CUSTARD TART

Steps:

• Pastry: flour the ball of pastry lightly, flatten it to 6 or 7 inch circle; put it on a floured pastry cloth.
• With a floured rolling pin roll the pastry until it forms a circle about 13 ½ to 14 inches in diameter.
• The dough will become very thin-it is important to keep it the same thickness all over.
• Transfer dough to tart pan, centering it carefully.
• Quickly ease the dough on the sides down into the pan, making the sides a little thicker.
• Using scissors, trim the edges, leaving an even ½ to ¾ inch border standing up over the rim of the pan.
• Fold in a narrow hem, about ¼ inch wide, folding toward the middle (not toward the outside) and leaving the rim of the pastry raised a bit above the edges of the pan.
• **With pastry pincers, form a design on the rim, or with the dull side of a knife blade, form shallow ridges on an angle to decorate it.
• Prick fork holes about ½ inch apart in the bottom of the pastry.
• Place the tart pan in the freezer for at least 15-20 minutes.
• To bake, adjust a rack one-third up from the bottom of the oven and preheat to 400°.
• Center a 12-inch square of foil, shiny side down, over the frozen shell; press the foil into place in the shell, and fill it with dried beans or pie weights.
• Bake for 15 minutes, remove the shell from oven; and slowly/gently remove the foil by raising all four corners at once.
• Return the shell to the oven; bake 5-10 minutes, until it is dry and the bottom barely begins to color; remove shell from oven and cool for about 10 minutes.
• Decrease oven temperature to 325°.
• Filling: wash and thoroughly dry blueberries; set aside.
• Sift together the sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg; set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs and egg yolks lightly just to mix; stir in the dry ingredients, vanilla, and cream.
• Place the blueberries evenly in a layer in the prepared pastry shell.
• Gently and slowly pour part of the cream mixture over the berries.
• Do not fill the shell all the way or it might spill on the way to the oven.
• With the back of a large spoon, tap any berries that are on top of the custard just to wet the tops a bit.
• Place the pan in the oven, the reach in and pour in the remaining custard (if there are any low spots on the rim of the pastry, the custard will run over; watch it carefully and , if necessary, do not use the full amount.
• Bake for about 35 minutes, until the custard no longer shakes if you tap the pan, and until a small sharp knife gently inserted into the middle of the custard comes out clean.
• Let the tart cool to room temperature.
• Remove the sides of the pan by placing the pan on a shallow custard cup; the sides will slip down.

BLUEBERRY TURNOVERS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine 1/2 cup blueberries, sugar, cornstarch and lemon zest. Mash well with a fork. Bring to a boil over low heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir in butter and remaining blueberries., Unfold puff pastry. On a lightly floured surface, roll out each pastry sheet into a 12-in. square. Cut each into four squares. Spoon 3 tablespoons of filling into the center of each square; fold diagonally in half and press edges to seal. , Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Beat egg and water; brush over pastry. , Bake at 450° for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Combine confectioners' sugar and milk; drizzle over turnovers. Serve warm or at room temperature.