Blackberry Curd Tart Recipes

BLACKBERRY CURD TART

Steps:

• Place blackberries in a large pot over medium heat. Cook until berries pop and release their juices, about 10 minutes. Using the back of a wooden spoon, press berries through a fine mesh sieve set over a large bowl to collect approximately 1 cup blackberry juice. Discard seeds and pulp. Allow juice to cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom.
• Combine flour, almonds, and salt in the bowl of a food processor; pulse a few times until everything is combined and almonds are finely ground. Add in melted butter, maple syrup, and vanilla extract. Pulse several more times until mixture is crumbly and resembles wet sand. Pour mixture into the prepared tart pan, pressing it very firmly and evenly into the bottom and sides of the pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges of the crust are lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack while preparing the filling.
• Whisk together sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a large heat-safe bowl for the filling. Mix in the cooled blackberry juice, eggs, egg yolk, lemon juice, and lemon zest until smooth. Bring a pot of water to a low simmer. Place bowl with blackberry mixture over the pot of simmering water, making sure bowl does not touch water. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes. Remove bowl from heat and stir in butter, 1 piece at a time, ensuring each piece melts before adding the next. Strain custard mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into the prepared crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until filling is just set, 20 to 25 minutes. Allow tart to cool completely before removing from pan. Top with additional fresh blackberries just before serving.

BLACKBERRY BUTTER TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Place tart shells on a baking sheet.
• Mash blackberries and lemon zest together lightly in a small bowl. Divide blackberry mixture evenly into the bottom of tart shells.
• Whisk brown sugar, honey, egg, butter, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl; spoon mixture evenly over blackberries in shells.
• Bake in the preheated oven until filling is bubbly and shells are golden, 22 to 27 minutes.

BLACKBERRY CURD TART

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350.
• Combine flour, powdered sugar, almonds and 1/8 tsp salt in food processor or blender. Pulse to combine.
• Cut 7 tbsp butter into small pieces. Add to flour mixture and pulse just until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Press in the bottom and up sides of 9 inch round removable bottom tart pan coated with baking spray (such as Baker's Joy).
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
• While baking, combine berries, 3/4 cup0 sugar and juice in a sauce pan over medium high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 6 minutes. Place mixture in a blender and let stand 5 minutes. Blend until smooth. Strain mixture through a cheesecloth-lined sieve into a medium bowlpressing on solids. Discard solids.
• Wipe pan clean and return to pan.
• Combine cornstarch and egg yolks stirring until smooth. Stir egg yolk mixture into berry mixture and bring to boil over medium low heat.
• Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and stir in 1/8 tsp alt and remaining 1 tbsp butter.
• Scrape mixture into a bowl. Cover surface directly with plastic wrap. Chill.
• Combine 1/8 tsp salt, cream of tartar and egg whites in large bowl. Beat with mixer on high speed until soft peaks form.
• Combine remaining 1 cu0 sugar and 1/3 cup water in a sauce pan and bring to a boil.
• Cook without stirring until a candy thermometer regiusters 250 degrees.
• Gradually pour hot sugar syrup mixture in a thin stream over egg whites beating a medium speed until stiff peaks form.
• Pre heat broiler.
• Spoon curd over crust.
• Top with meringue.
• Broil 2 minutes or until golden brown.