Best Almond Berry Tart Recipes

ROSE-SCENTED BERRY TART WITH AN ALMOND SHORTBREAD CRUST

Steps:

• For the crust, place 1/4 cup flour and the almonds in a food processor. Run until the almonds are finely ground, about 1 minute. Pulse in remaining one and a quarter cups flour, sugar, lemon zest and salt.
• Add the butter and pulse until a coarse meal forms. Add the egg and pulse until the dough comes together. Press dough into a disk, wrap in plastic, and chill for 4 hours or up to a week.
• To make the pastry cream, pull the rose petals from the stem and drop into a heavy saucepan. Pour in milk and bring to a simmer. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand 1 hour. Strain and discard petals; pour liquid into pot and return to a simmer. (If you are using rosewater, skip the steeping; bring milk to a simmer and stir in the rosewater off the heat.)
• In a medium bowl, whisk flour and sugar. Slowly whisk in the hot milk. Return mixture to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture just starts to boil, 1 to 2 minutes.
• In a large bowl, whisk yolks until pale and thick. Whisking constantly, pour the hot milk mixture into the yolks. Return the mixture to the saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until custard is thick and smooth (170 degrees on an instant-read thermometer). Do not let the mixture boil. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve. Chill 1 hour before using or up to 5 days.
• When ready to bake the tart, roll the dough out between two sheets of plastic to a 3/8-inch thickness. Remove plastic and line a 9-inch tart pan with the dough; chill for 30 minutes.
• Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Line the tart shell with foil and fill with baking weights. Bake for 20 minutes, then remove the foil and weights. Continue baking, uncovered, for 5 to 10 more minutes, until pale golden. Allow tart shell to cool completely before filling.
• Spoon chilled pastry cream into cooled tart shell. Arrange berries over the top of the tart. Serve within 2 hours for the best texture.

BERRY, ROSE WATER, ALMOND & MERINGUE TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Roll out the marzipan to a circle roughly 21cm in diameter - use a plate as a template to cut around. Lay the marzipan circle in the centre of the tart case, then put in the oven and bake for 5 mins. Remove from the oven and leave to cool completely.
• Tip the double cream, icing sugar and rose water into a bowl. Whisk until the cream just holds its shape, then stir through the crushed meringue. Drop some of the berries into the bottom of the tart case. Pile over the cream mixture, then top with the remaining berries and flaked almonds. Serve straight away.

ALMOND BERRY TART

Steps:

• Step 1: Prepare Crust Preheat oven to 350ºF. Spray 9-inch tart pan with vegetable pan spray. Crumble cookie dough into medium bowl. Add ground almonds, almond paste/marzipan (grate into dough mixture) and ½ teaspoon almond extract; knead together ingredients until well mixed. Shape dough into a round disk. Place dough between parchment paper; using rolling pin, roll dough to form an 11-inch round. Remove top piece of parchment. Carefully invert dough into prepared tart pan; remove remaining parchment. Gently press dough into base and sides of pan. Bake 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove pan from oven to cooling rack; cool 5-10 minutes. Carefully loosen edges of crust from pan; remove crust with base from rim of pan and cool completely. Step 2 Step 2: Fill Tart In small bowl, whisk cheesecake pudding mix, milk, sour cream and remaining ½ teaspoon of almond extract until smooth. Spoon pudding mixture into cooled tart crust, spreading evenly. Arrange berries over top of pudding mixture as desired. Cover and chill at least 1 hour or until ready to serve. If desired, sprinkle confectioners' sugar over berries before serving. If dough for crust is too soft, refrigerate 15-20 minutes after rolling between the parchment paper and before placing in tart pan.

SUMMER BERRY AND ALMOND TART

Steps:

• DAMIEN'S FLAKY PASTRY:.
• Sieve the flour and icing sugar, sprinkle with salt and orange zest.
• Grate the butter over the flour, coat all the little gratings of butter with the flour, then pour on the water.
• Using the palms of your hands, push the butter into the flour away from your body until all the butter is absorbed.
• Refrigerate for an hour before using to line tart casing.
• Once you have rested, rolled and lined your tart case, proceed to blind bake the tart shell at 170°C for approximately 15-20 minutes or until the tart shell is golden in colour.
• Allow to cool before lining with the frangipane.
• FRANGIPANE:.
• Cream butter, vanilla and sugar together.
• Work in 1 egg at a time until emulsified.
• Sift over the flour and almond meal and proceed to gently fold together.
• To prepare the tart for baking, spoon the frangipane mixture into the cooked tart shell, until it is about 3/4 full. Scatter over a generous quantity of your selection of mixed berries: black and red currents, black berries, strawberries, blue berries or mulberries.
• Place the tart back into the oven at 170°C and cook for about 40-45 minutes, or until the frangipane is golden and firm to touch.
• Allow to cool before serving.
• The tart is best served dusted with icing sugar and a big spoon of lightly whipped cream.