Blackberry Curd Tart Recipes

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.

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.

Steps:

• Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to about 0.5cm thick. Grate over a dusting of nutmeg using a fine grater, then scatter over the cinnamon in pinches. Roll the pastry a few more rolls to press in the spices. Cut out circles to line 6 x 10cm round, deep-ish individual tart tins, with a little overhang. Sit them on a baking sheet and chill for 30 mins.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line the tart cases with small pieces of scrunched-up baking parchment, fill with baking beans and blind-bake for 15-20 mins until pale golden and set. Remove the paper and beans, and bake for a further 10-15 mins until biscuity. Cool, then trim the edges with a small, sharp serrated knife.
• Reduce oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2. Whisk together the eggs and sugar in a large bowl. Put the cream, milk and vanilla into a saucepan and bring to the boil. Pour onto the egg mixture, whisking as you go, then sieve into a jug. Divide the blackberries between the tins, then pour over the custard to fill as much as you can. Grate over some more nutmeg and bake for 20-30 mins. They'll be ready when the top is set but the centres tremor slightly when the baking sheet is jiggled. Cool completely before eating.

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 the 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 cooled blackberry juice, eggs, egg yolk, lemon juice, and lemon zest until smooth. Bring a pot of water to a low simmer. Place the bowl with blackberry mixture over the pot of simmering water, making sure the bowl does not touch the water. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes. Remove the bowl from the 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 the tart to cool completely before removing from the pan. Top with additional fresh blackberries just before serving.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Spray a 6-inch springform pan with baking spray.
• In a small bowl, use a fork to combine graham cracker crumbs, melted butter and brown sugar. Press mixture into bottom of prepared pan. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden around edges. Set aside to cool. Leave the oven on.
• Reserve 2/3 cup of the semi-thawed blackberries.
• In a blender or food processor, combine remaining blackberries with 1/4 cup of the sugar. Process or blend until puréed. Strain through a fine mesh strainer to remove seeds. Set aside purée.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine cream cheese, remaining 1/2 cup sugar and flour. Mix on low until combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then mix some more. Do not mix any faster than meduim-low; you don't want to incorporate air into the mixture. Add 1 egg, mix thoroughly and scrape bowl. Add second egg, mix and scrape again. Add vanilla and mix one more time. Fold 1/2 cup of the blackberry purée and reserved whole blackberries into batter.
• Transfer batter to crust. Bake for 10 minutes; then reduce oven temperature to 250F and bake for another 30 minutes. The top of the cheesecake should be slightly puffed and spongy-firm to the touch. It should just jiggle slightly when the pan is tapped.
• Let cool at room temperature for 1 hour, then refrigerate until completely chilled.
• While cheesecake bakes, prepare blackberry-lime curd. In a medium stainless-steel bowl, combine eggs, and sugar with a whisk. Add remaining blackberry purée, lime juice, and lime zest.
• Set bowl over a medium saucepan of simmering water. The bowl should rest on the top edge of the pan without touching the water. Whisk mixture continuously until it reaches 170°F Remove from heat and add butter, one piece at a time, whisking to combine. Press plastic wrap directly onto surface of curd and refrigerate until cool,.
• When ready to assemble dessert, remove springform sides. Run a spatula under crust to remove bottom of pan. Transfer to plate. Spoon blackberry-lime curd over top of cheesecake. Garnish with blackberries and mint leaves and serve.