Raspberry And Brown Sugar Custard Tart Food

RASPBERRY CUSTARD CUPS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, egg, flour and cornstarch; mix well.
• Add the milk and vanilla. Stir well with a wire whisk.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly. Cook and stir for 5 to 7 minutes, or until the custard thickens. Pour into a bowl.
• Add the softened cream cheese. Stir for two minutes or until the cheese melts. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until the custard cools.
• Preheat the broiler. Pour the custard into six oven-proof custard cups set on a baking sheet. Press the berries into the custard. Broil four inches from the heat for two minutes or until the custard is golden in color.
• Sprinkle with the brown sugar. Set aside for one to two minutes or until the sugar melts. Alternately, if you want the sugar to brulée, put them back under the broiler briefly. Be sure to watch them carefully and pull them out when the sugar is bubbly but before it burns.

RASPBERRY CUSTARD TART

Steps:

• Roll out pastry sheet to a 12-by-14-inch rectangle. Line a 10-inch ceramic tart dish with pastry, pressing it into bottom and up side of dish. Trim edge, leaving 1/2 inch to hang over rim of dish. Refrigerate dough 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prick dough all over with a fork. Generously line shell with parchment, and fill with pie weights or dried beans. (Parchment should drape over rim of dish to prevent shell from overbrowning.) Bake shell 35 minutes. Remove parchment and weights, and bake shell until pale golden brown, about 2 minutes more. Let shell cool 5 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees.
• Meanwhile, make the filling: Whisk together creme fraiche, sugar, vanilla, salt, eggs, and flour in a medium bowl until smooth.
• Pour filling into tart shell, and bake until custard is set, about 20 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack 30 minutes. To serve, top tart with raspberries.

RASPBERRY-PLUM CRUMB TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch springform pan; set aside. Spread hazelnuts on a baking sheet. Bake until fragrant, about 10 minutes. Rub warm nuts in a clean kitchen towel to remove skins. Let cool. Place nuts in the bowl of a food processor, and pulse until medium fine, about 30 pulses.
• Transfer the nuts to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, the light-brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; mix until just combined. Add butter, and mix on low speed until the crumb begins to stick together, 2 to 3 minutes. Press 3 cups of crumb into the bottom of the prepared pan and about 1 1/2 inches up the sides of the pan to form the crust. Set remaining crumb mixture aside.
• Transfer crust to the oven; bake until it appears to be set, 18 to 20 minutes. Set aside.
• Slice plums in half, and remove pits. Slice into eighths. Scatter 3/4 cup raspberries and sliced plums onto cooled crust; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together 1 tablespoon flour and 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar. Whisk in the egg, the egg yolk, heavy cream, milk, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and nutmeg (optional). Pour custard over fruit; sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture. Transfer tart to the oven; bake until custard has set and is slightly golden, 45 to 50 minutes. Garnish with remaining raspberries. Let rest at least 25 minutes before cutting. Serve warm or at room temperature.

FLEMISH SUGAR TART

Steps:

• MAKE THE PASTRY: In a small bowl, combine the milk with the yeast. Sift the flour with the sugar, cinnamon and salt into a medium bowl. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and add the milk mixture, egg and butter. Using your fingers, gradually work the flour into the ingredients in the well. Knead the dough until the pastry comes together. Pat the pastry into a ball and transfer it to a lightly oiled medium bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let the pastry rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the pastry to a 12-inch round about 1/4 inch thick. Fit the pastry into a 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom and trim the overhang. Cover the tart shell with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for 10 to 20 minutes before filling.
• MAKE THE FILLING: Preheat the oven to 375°. In a medium bowl, mix the cream with the eggs and vanilla. Whisk in the brown sugar and butter until smooth. Pour the filling into the tart shell and bake for 10 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350° and bake the tart for about 20 minutes longer, or until the custard is completely set. Transfer to a rack to cool. Sift confectioners' sugar over the tart and serve warm or at room temperature. Pass the berries and whipped cream at the table.

RASPBERRY AND BROWN SUGAR CUSTARD TART

Steps:

• Blend 1 1/4 cups flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt in processor. Add chilled butter; using on/off turns, process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 3 tablespoons ice water and process until moist clumps form, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if mixture is dry. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic and chill at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 12-inch round. Transfer to 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Trim dough overhang to 1/2 inch. Fold overhang in, forming double-thick sides. Freeze crust 15 minutes. Bake until crust is golden, about 40 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
• Line warm tart shell with raspberries. Whisk remaining 2 tablespoons flour and brown sugar in medium bowl to blend. Whisk in eggs, melted butter, and cream. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; discard bean. Pour enough filling over raspberries to fill crust to just below edge (discard any remaining filling). Place tart pan on baking sheet. Bake until custard is set, puffed, and golden, about 35 minutes. Cool at least 3 hours; serve at room temperature. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and store at room temperature.)