White Chocolate Raspberry Tart With Almonds And Pistachios Food

WHITE CHOCOLATE & CARDAMOM TART WITH RASPBERRY DUST

Steps:

• Crack the cardamom pods open by squashing them gently using a pestle and mortar, or with the end of a rolling pin. Put the cream and cracked cardamom pods in a pan, heat gently, bubbling for 1-2 mins, then set aside to infuse for at least 2 hrs or, if you have time, cool then chill overnight.
• Roll out the pastry to the thickness of a £1 coin, then use to line a 23cm loose-bottom, fluted tart tin. Snip off most of the excess pastry with a pair of scissors, leaving about 2cm overhanging. Chill for 30 mins.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and place a baking sheet on the middle shelf. Remove the tart case from the fridge, line with baking parchment or foil, and fill with baking beans. Place on the baking sheet and bake for 15 mins, then remove the parchment or foil and beans, and return the case to the oven for a further 10 mins until cooked through and starting to turn golden around the edges. Remove from the oven and, while the pastry is still warm, use a small serrated knife to slice off the excess pastry. Set aside to cool a little while you prepare the filling.
• Reduce oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 1. Chop the chocolate into small pieces and place in a large bowl. Whisk the egg and sugar in another bowl. Measure the cardamom-infused cream and top back up to 300ml with a splash of extra cream. Pour back into the pan and warm through on the hob until just steaming, but not boiling, then strain onto the chopped chocolate, discarding the cardamom pods. Leave to stand for a few mins, then stir until smooth and glossy. Add the warm chocolate cream to the egg, whisking as you go, until combined. Pour into the tart case, then carefully slide into the oven. Bake for 30 mins until just set (the filling should still have a wobble), then remove and chill for at least 2 hrs, or overnight.
• Place the freeze-dried raspberries in a mortar, and crush with a pestle to a dusty texture. To serve, scatter the raspberry dust over the tart. Serve in slices with fresh raspberries on top and a jug of cream on the side.

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.).

WHITE CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY TART

Steps:

• For Crust:.
• Preheat oven to 375ºF (190ºC).
• Cut the butter into 1-inch (2.5-cm) cubes.
• Combine the flour and sugar in a large bowl. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs. Combine egg yolks and lemon juice. Add to flour mixture and blend well.
• Roll out or pat the pastry until 1/8 inch (3 mm) thick. Place in a 9-inch (23-cm) flan pan. Trim off excess and prick the pastry with a fork.
• Bake blind for 15 minutes in the lower third of the oven. Remove the pie weights. Bake for a further 5 minutes to partially bake the crust. Or another 10 to 15 minutes to fully bake the crust.
• For Filling:.
• Bring cream to boil in large pot over medium heat. Remove from heat and stir in white chocolate until melted and smooth.
• Stir in mascarpone cheese until mixture is smooth and uniform.
• Pack raspberries in a tight layer over base of tart shell. Pour over chocolate mixture covering berries evenly. Refrigerate for 3 hours. Shave dark chocolate over tart if desired.

WHITE CHOCOLATE-RASPBERRY TART

Steps:

• Line 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom with dough; trim edges.
• Bake crust according to package directions for baking unfilled pie crust. Cool completely.
• Place chocolate in medium bowl.
• In small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil; pour over chocolate.
• Stir until melted.
• Stir in mascarpone cheese.
• Place 2 cups of the raspberries in crust in single layer.
• Pour chocolate mixture over berries.
• Top with remaining 2 cups raspberries.
• Refrigerate at least 3 hours. Store in refrigerator.

RASPBERRY TART WITH ALMOND PASTRY

Steps:

• Make the pastry by tipping all the ingredients, except the yolk, into a food processor and pulsing to the texture of breadcrumbs. Add the yolk, then pulse until it all comes together to form a soft pastry. The pastry will be too soft to roll out, so press it evenly into a loose-based 25cm tart tin until the pastry comes up above the edges of the tin. Rest in the freezer for at least 20 mins.
• Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Line the tart case with baking parchment and baking beans, then place on a baking sheet and bake for 20 mins until the edges are starting to brown. Remove the beans and paper, then continue to cook for 10 mins until biscuity. Leave to cool, trim the edges with a knife, then carefully remove from the tart tin.
• To make the filling, whisk the crème fraîche with the sugar, vanilla, lemon juice and zest until thick. Spread over the bottom of the tart case, then meticulously place the raspberries on top in concentric circles. Meanwhile, heat up jam in the microwave or in a pan with 2tbsp water until bubbling. Push the glaze through a sieve into a bowl, then paint it over the raspberries with a pasty brush. Bring the whole tart to the table and serve in slices.

LIGHTER WHITE CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Bring all ingredients to room temperature. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Coat a 9-inch spring form pan with cooking spray.
• In a food processor, make crumbs out of wafer cookies. Add sugar and pulse to combine. Stream in melted butter and pulse until crumbs are moist. Pour crumb mixture into the bottom of the spring form pan and press firmly into an even layer going all the way to the edges. Bake 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• To make the filling, add the ricotta cheese to the food processor and blend until very smooth. Add ricotta and cream cheese to a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and beat until fluffy. And sugar and beat for five minutes. Add eggs and egg whites one at a time, beating to combine after each addition, then add vanilla.
• Add flour and salt and mix on low speed until combined. Stir in lemon zest, if using. With the mixer on low speed, drizzle in melted white chocolate to combine.
• Pour half of the filling over the cooled crust. Scatter fresh, halved raspberries evenly over the surface, and then top with remaining filling.
• Bake for at least 1 hour, until top looks set and cheesecake barely jiggles when shaken. Turn off the oven, crack the door and let cool gradually to prevent cracking.
• Decorate with fresh whipped cream and raspberry sauce.

PLUM & RASPBERRY TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 160C/320°F.
• Start to make the filling by chopping the plums into slices and removing the stones. Place 300ml of water in a saucepan along with the vanilla, cinnamon and 100g of the honey then bring to the boil. Once boiling add in the plums and leave to simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add all the crust ingredients, except for the ground almonds and rolled oats, to a food processor and pulse. Slowly add in the ground almonds and rolled oats whilst stirring.
• Now tip the crust ingredients into a large pastry tin or 4 small tins and spread it out evenly along the bottom and sides. Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes.
• Meanwhile mix the rest of the filling ingredients (ground almonds, 150g honey, eggs and coconut oil) in a blender.
• Remove the base(s) from the oven and pour in the filling, then carefully place the poached plums on top along with the raspberries.
• Bake for 30 minutes, then serve with a sprinkle of sea buckthorn powder.