Tantalizing Raspberry Tarts Food

TANTALIZING RASPBERRY TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Cut butter into flour mixture until it resembles tiny peas.
• Combine egg yolk, water, and lemon juice with a fork.
• Sprinkle egg yolk mixture over flour mixture and stir together with a fork until it forms a ball.
• Pull small pieces of pastry from the ball and press into bottom and sides of the tart pans to about 1/8 inch thickness. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Combine cornstarch and cold water in a small saucepan until smooth. Stir in sugar and raspberries. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until thickened, about 10-15 minutes. Allow mixture to cool.
• Spoon filling evenly into tart shells, filling each no more than 2/3 full.
• Bake at 425° F for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350° F and bake for an additional 15 minutes or until pastry is golden brown.
• Remove from oven and cool, in pans, for 15 minutes. Remove from pans to cooling racks and cool completely.

VEGAN RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE TARTS

Steps:

• Combine dates and walnuts in the bowl of a food processor and blend until well combined, about 2 minutes. Press about 2 tablespoons of mixture into the bottom of 12 mini tart pans. Place in the freezer while making ganache.
• Place chocolate chips and coconut oil in top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Add melted chocolate to the bowl of the food processor. Add coconut cream and cocoa powder and mix on high until smooth, about 1 minute.
• Remove crusts from the freezer. Spoon about 1 1/2 teaspoons of ganache on top of each crust, spreading to the edges. Add enough to reach halfway up the side of the tart cup. Place tarts back in the freezer until firm, about 10 minutes.
• Mash raspberries in a bowl with a fork until they have the consistency of sauce. Spread a layer of mashed raspberries onto the hardened ganache layer, but don't go all the way to the edges. Freeze until sauce is firm and won't collapse when topped with ganache, about 20 minutes.
• Remove tarts from freezer. Add the remaining ganache to the top, spreading all the way to the edges. Try to seal in the raspberry sauce as much as possible. Return to the freezer to firm up. Keep tarts in the refrigerator if you are serving them within 2 hours.

RUSTIC RASPBERRY TART

Steps:

• Crust: In a large bowl mix flour and sugar. Cut in the butter until it resembles coarse crumbs. Add the milk and mix gently until it can be shaped into a ball. Shape dough into a round ball and flatten, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate 1 hour, or until firm.
• Filling: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a bowl, combine sugar, flour, and lemon zest. Add berries and roll them in mixture until coated.
• Remove dough from the refrigerator and roll out until 1/4-inch thick and roughly 12 inches round. Place on baking sheet.
• Mound berries in center of dough, leaving 1 1/2 inches uncovered around the edge. Gently fold the dough up to meet the berries, and drizzle with melted butter.
• Mix egg and milk. Brush dough with mixture.
• Bake approximately 35 to 40 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.
• Let cool and dust with powdered sugar.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

CREAMY RASPBERRY TARTS

Steps:

• Combine 1 tablespoon brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg, stir and set aside.
• Cut rounds from each tortilla, using a 3 1/2 inch biscuit cutter, discard excess.
• Brush both sides or tortillas with warm water.
• Coat top side of each round with cooking spray, sprinkle with brown sugar mixture.
• Press each tortilla into a muffin cup.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 14 minutes.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack.
• Remove from pan, and set aside.
• Rinse berries, drain and set aside.
• Combine cream cheese, almond extract and remaining 2 teaspoons brown sugar in a small bowl, stir well.
• Spoon cream cheese mixture evenly into each taret shell, and top with raspberries.

RASPBERRY VELVET TART

Steps:

• For Crust:.
• Mix flours and sugar in large bowl.
• Add butter and cut in until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Beat yolk with cream to blend.
• Pour over flour mixture and stir until dough comes together, adding water to bind dough, if necessary.
• Gather dough into ball, flatten into disk, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Let dough soften slightly before continuing.).
• Roll dough out on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch-thick round.
• Roll dough up on rolling pin and transfer to 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom.
• Trim and finish edges; refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line pastry with foil or parchment and fill with beans or pie weights.
• Bake 15 minutes; remove beans and foil and continue baking crust until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• Cool crust completely on wire rack.
• For Filling:.
• Melt white chocolate in top of double boiler over simmering water, stirring until smooth.
• Mix in cream and butter; remove from over water.
• Distribute raspberries evenly over bottom of prepared crust, reserving a few for garnish.
• Pour chocolate mixture over, filling crust completely.
• Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
• (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.
• Arrange leaves and reserved berries decoratively atop tart.
• Sift powdered sugar lightly over and serve.
• For White Chocolate Leaves:.
• Melt white chocolate in top of double boiler over simmering water, stirring until smooth.
• Spread in thin layer over veined undersides of leaves, being careful not to drip on edges.
• Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Gently peel off leaves, starting at stem end.
• (Can be prepared 1 week ahead. Cover airtight and refrigerate.).