Best Belgian Tarte Au Fromage Recipes

TARTE AU FROMAGE WITH LEMON CREAM AND BLUEBERRY COMPOTE

Steps:

• Defrost the puff pastry slightly and unfold it onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Use a paring knife to score a 1/2-inch border around the edge of the pastry. Brush the border with water and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar. Place the puff pastry (on the baking sheet) back in the freezer for at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Remove the pastry from the freezer and bake about 30 minutes, until it's golden brown and cooked through (if you underbake the pastry, the ricotta filling will make it soggy). Remove the pastry from the oven and let it cool.
• Turn the oven down to 325°F.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the eggs, egg yolk, remaining 1/2 cup sugar, cream, vanilla, lemon zest, and salt in a medium bowl. Add the ricotta, and stir in gently to incorporate, without overworking it.
• Remove the top layer of pastry from the area inside the 1/2-inch border. Press down the remaining pastry with your fingers, to flatten it. Spoon the ricotta mixture into the center of the tart. Use a rubber spatula or the back of a spoon to distribute the filling evenly just up to the 1/2-inch border.
• Bake 30 to 40 minutes, until the ricotta mixture is set (look for "Jell-O motion") and just starting to color on top.
• Cut the tart into six squares and garnish with dollops of the lemon cream and blueberry compote.
• Whisk together the eggs, egg yolk, sugar, and lemon juice in a small nonreactive pot. Cook over medium heat about 10 minutes, stirring constantly (alternating between a whisk and a rubber spatula), until the lemon curd has thickened to the consistency of pastry cream. It should coat the back of a spoon, and when you run your finger through the custard on the back of the spoon, it should leave a clean line that holds its shape even when you tilt the spoon. Remove the pot from the heat and whisk in the butter. Season with a pinch of salt, and chill in a nonreactive dish.
• When the lemon cream has chilled completely, transfer it to a bowl. Whip the heavy cream until it holds stiff peaks and gently fold it into the lemon cream.
• Place the sugar in a medium pot. Split the vanilla bean in half lengthwise, and use a paring knife to scrape out the seeds and pulp into the sugar. Add 1/3 cup water and bring to a boil over medium heat, without stirring. Cook about 10 minutes, swirling the pan occasionally, until the mixture is an amber caramel color.
• Meanwhile, stir 1 tablespoon water into the cornstarch (this is called a "slurry" and will help thicken the fruit juices).
• When the sugar has reached an amber caramel color, add half the fresh blueberries and the brandy to the pot. The sugar will harden. Cook for a minute or two over low heat, stirring gently, until the berries release their juices and the sugar dissolves.
• Strain the mixture over a bowl, and return the liquid to the pan, whisk in the cornstarch slurry, and cook another minute, stirring often, until it comes to a boil. Transfer the cooked berries to the bowl and stir in the remaining fresh and the dried blueberries. Pour the thickened juices over the berries, and stir to combine.
• You can make the blueberry compote the day before. The lemon cream can be made ahead up to the point when you fold in the cream, which should be done right before serving.

TARTE AU FROMAGE

Steps:

• Prepare the pastry. Roll out and line a deep 20cm (8 inch) loose-based cake tin. Chill for 30 minutes, then bake blind at 190C for 15 minutes. Remove the paper and cook for another 5 minutes. Leave to cool in the tin.
• To make the filling melt the butter in a saucepan on a low heat, blend in the flour, then add the milk a little at a time, stirring continuously.
• Beat in the grated cheese, then the egg yolks one at a time. Stir until the cheese has melted. Stir in the chives, parsley and Tabasco sauce. Take off the heat.
• Whisk the egg whites in a bowl until they form stiff peaks, then fold them into the mixture. Pour the mixture immediately into the pastry case. Bake at 200C for 30 minutes until it is well risen and golden.
• Serve immediately.

TARTE AU FROMAGE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, and butter a 10-inch springform pan.
• Beat together the milk, farmer's or ricotta cheese, crème fraîche, egg yolks, sugar, lemon zest and juice, vanilla, and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer or another large bowl. Toss the flour with the raisins, if using, and add to the cheese mixture.
• Beat the egg whites to stiff peaks in a clean bowl with clean beaters. Gently fold them into the cheese batter in three batches. Pour into the greased pan, and bake for 40 minutes, or until golden and firm in the center. Allow to cool for at least 20 minutes before unmolding.

PUFF-PASTRY CANNOLI CAKE

Steps:

• Puff Pastry:Preheat oven to 400 degrees with rack in center. Place two rounds of puff pastry on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet. Position a wire rack, upside-down and diagonally, on rim of baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees and bake 20 minutes more. Remove from oven and carefully remove rack. Switch oven to broiler setting. Dust rounds liberally with confectioners' sugar and return to oven, with rack in lower third. Broil, rotating rounds halfway through, until sugar is completely melted and caramelized (but not burned), about 3 minutes. Carefully transfer rounds to a wire rack; let cool completely. Repeat process with remaining round of puff pastry.
• Filling:In a medium bowl, stir together ricotta, confectioners' sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt until well combined and smooth. Stir in chopped chocolate and orange peel. Gently fold in whipped cream. Refrigerate in an airtight container at least 2 hours and up to 2 days.
• Place pistachios on a large plate. Using a pastry brush, paint edges of each pastry round with melted chocolate, then roll in pistachios to coat. Refrigerate until set, about 20 minutes.
• Place one pastry round on an 8-inch cardboard cake round; using an offset spatula, spread 1 1/2 cups filling evenly over top. Repeat with second pastry round and remaining filling. Top with remaining pastry round. Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes; serve.

BELGIAN RICE TART (TARTE AU RIZ)

Steps:

• Bring 2 cups milk, rice and 3 1/2 ounces sugar to a soft boil, cover and let simmer for about 30 minutes.
• Mix yeast with 1 tablespoon of the 1/4 cup milk and 1 tablespoon sugar until smooth.
• Sift flour and salt into a bowl, make a well in the middle.
• Mix rest of the 1/4 cup milk with oil and egg.
• Pour yeast mixture into the well and cut butter into the flour.
• Add milk-oil-egg mixture and knead so you get a soft dough.
• Let rest 30 minutes.
• Remove cooked rice pudding from heat.
• Divide egg, beat white until soft peaks form.
• In a bain-marie, stir rice pudding until slightly cooled, stir in vanilla, then fold in the stiff egg white, incorporate it and then fold in half of the egg yolk. The other half of it will be necessary to baste the rim of the tarte.
• Preheat oven to 480 degrees (430 when fan assisted) and grease a 8-9 inch tart or spring form.
• Knead dough, then spread into tart or spring form.
• Pour rice pudding onto dough, baste rim with remaining egg yolk.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. If tart starts to get dark too quickly, cover with aluminum foil.
• Remove from oven and let cool.
• Serve plain, with hot cherries or cherry pie filling or whatever topping you like.

TARTE AU FROMAGE

Steps:

• For the dough: Mix flour, sugar, yeast, warm water and egg.
• Add the butter and the salt.
• Leave for 2-3 hours. Roll out the dough and put it in a pie form, prick it with a fork and leave for 1/2 hour.
• Put the applesauce on top of the dough.
• Mix the other ingredients in the order stated and put on top of the applesauce.
• Bake for 45 min at 180 °C.