Rustic Raspberry Tart Food

RUSTIC APPLE RASPBERRY TART

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt; cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Gradually add egg yolk and water, tossing with a fork until a ball forms. Shape into a disk; wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour., On a lightly floured surface, roll out pastry into a 14-in. circle. Transfer to a parchment paper-lined 14-in. pizza pan., For filling, combine apples and raspberries in a large bowl. Combine the sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. Add to the fruit; toss gently to coat. Spoon over pastry to within 2 in. of edges. Fold up edges of pastry over filling, leaving center uncovered. , Brush folded pastry with milk; sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until crust is golden and filling is bubbly. Using parchment paper, slide tart onto wire rack to cool.

RASPBERRY TART

Steps:

• Put the milk in a saucepan. Split the vanilla bean, scraping the seeds into the milk, then drop in the pot. Heat to a simmer, remove from heat, cover, and set to infuse 10 minutes.
• In bowl using an electric mixer, beat the yolks with the sugar until pale. Beat in the flour. Pull the vanilla bean from the milk and whisk the milk gradually into the egg mixture. Pour back into the saucepan, bring to a boil, and cook 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the framboise. Strain into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and set aside to cool. When chilled, whip the cream and gently fold it in.
• Spread the pastry cream evenly in the base of the prepared cookie crust. Arrange the berries neatly over top.

RUSTIC STRAWBERRY TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• Combine strawberries with the sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice and set aside.
• While the strawberries are marinating, roll out the puff pastry sheet or pie crust on a lightly floured surface until it's about 1/8" thick.
• Transfer to lined baking sheet.
• Spoon strawberry mixture into the middle of the pastry sheet, leaving about an inch or two border all around.
• Gently fold the sides of the pastry, a little at a time, up over some of the berries, leaving the fruit in the center exposed.
• Brush top of pastry lightly with water and sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake for 30-35 minutes until crust is golden and strawberries are bubbling.
• Let sit for 5-10 minutes before cutting.

RASPBERRY RHUBARB TART

Steps:

• Press the pie crust into a tart pan.
• In a bowl, toss the remaining ingredients together.
• The flour will help thicken it a bit, while the sugar will add some sweetness and help draw the juices out.
• Next pour the mixture in your pie crust and bake for about an hour at 450 degrees.
• Once the tart has cooled, paint on some warmed red currant jelly and sift some powdered sugar over the top.

RUSTIC LEMON-RASPBERRY TART

Steps:

• Crust: In a med-sized metal bowl, combine flour, salt and baking powder. Add butter and cut into flour with pastry cutter until crumbs form and it resembles a course meal. Sprinkle with vinegar and water and knead gently until dough forms. Do not over-mix. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Processor method: Combine flour, salt and baking powder with cold butter, pulse briefly and add vinegar and water until combined (approx. 15-20 sec). Do not over-mix, or dough will be tough. Chill, as above.
• Preheat oven to 375º.
• Roll out dough to form a 13 1/2" circle (rough edges add character).
• Place into a 10 1/2" springform pan and press 1 1/2" up the sides of the pan. Set aside. Note: I don't own a springform pan and used instead my 9" Pyrex pie pan. I had no problems.
• Baker's Tip: roll out dough on floured plastic wrap for easy transfer to pan.
• Filling: Wash lemon well and slice off the ends, cut into eighths and remove seeds, but [*do not*] remove the rind.
• Add all filling ingredients to blender and blend well until liquefied, about 1 minute.
• Pour into unbaked tart shell.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 10 min, then lower temperature to 325 degrees and bake 30-40 more minutes (closer to 40 minutes for my tart), or until knife comes out clean.
• Set aside to cool at least 45 minutes or up to 1 hour. The longer it sits the firmer the tart will be and much easier to slice. I sliced the tart a half hour after removing from the oven and that was too soon.
• Top with fresh raspberries and if desired, a [light] dusting of powdered sugar.

RUSTIC CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY TART

Steps:

• Process cream cheese and butter in a food processor until blended. Add flour; process just until a dough forms. Shape into a disk; wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, toss raspberries, sugar and cornstarch with a fork, mashing some of the berries slightly., On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 14x8-in. rectangle. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Spread with Nutella to within 1 in. of edges. Top with raspberry mixture. Fold pastry edge toward center of tart, pleating and pinching as needed., Bake until crust is golden brown, 45-50 minutes. Transfer tart to a wire rack to cool.