Best Belgian Tarte Au Fromage Recipes

TARTE AU FROMAGE

Steps:

• Pate Brisee:Pulse flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor until combined. Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. With machine running, add 1/4 cup ice water in a slow, steady stream, just until dough holds together. To test, squeeze a small amount together; if it is crumbly, add up to 1/4 cup more ice water, a little at a time. Do not process more than 30 seconds. Divide dough in half; flatten into disks. Wrap each in plastic; refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 2 days, or freeze up to 3 months; thaw overnight in refrigerator before using.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out one disk of dough to a 12-inch round. Fit dough into a 9 1/2-by-2-inch round fluted tart pan with a removable bottom, pressing dough up to rim of pan. Freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees with rack in center. Place pan on a rimmed baking sheet. Line dough with parchment, pressing it into corners and edges; fill with dried beans or rice. Bake until edges are golden, about 30 minutes. Remove parchment and beans or rice. Continue baking until crust is light golden brown, about 10 minutes more. Transfer sheet to a wire rack and let cool completely.
• Filling:Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together 1 cup sugar and flour. In another medium bowl, whisk together farmer cheese, creme fraiche, egg yolk, salt, and vanilla; using a wooden spoon, stir in butter, followed by sugar mixture.
• In the bowl of a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat egg whites on medium speed until foamy. Increase speed to medium-high and gradually add remaining 1/3 cup sugar. Continue beating until medium glossy peaks form, about 4 minutes. Fold half the egg whites into cheese mixture to lighten, then fold in remaining egg whites.
• Transfer filling to tart shell. Bake until filling is just set (it should barely wobble when very lightly shaken), 45 to 55 minutes. Transfer sheet to a wire rack; let cool 1 hour. Tart is best served slightly warm but can also be served at room temperature.

FLEMISH SUGAR TART

Steps:

• Dough:Pour milk into a small bowl. Sprinkle yeast evenly over milk, and let stand until foamy, 5 minutes. Stir together flour, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl. Make a well in center, and add milk mixture, egg, and butter. Mix dough with your hands, and knead until dough comes together to form a ball. Place in a buttered bowl, and turn to coat. Cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 2 hours.
• Roll out dough to a 12-inch round on a lightly floured surface. Fit dough into a buttered 10-inch fluted tart pan with a removable bottom, and trim overhang flush with rim of pan. Cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place 15 minutes.
• Filling:Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Stir together cream, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl. Whisk in brown sugar, butter, and salt until smooth. Pour into tart shell, and bake 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees, and bake until filling is set, about 20 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Unmold, slide off bottom of tart pan, and let tart cool on rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

BELGIAN TARTE AU FROMAGE

Steps:

• Dough:Mix together flour, sugar, yeast, water, egg yolk, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook until a dough is formed, about 3 minutes. Add butter, and mix until incorporated, about 3 minutes (dough will be sticky). Transfer dough to a buttered bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise at room temperature until almost doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down dough, cover, and let rise 30 minutes. Refrigerate dough, still in bowl and covered, until firm, about 2 hours.
• Punch down dough. Roll out into a 12-inch round on a lightly floured surface. Fit dough into a buttered 9 1/2-by-2 1/2-inch fluted tart pan with a removable bottom, pressing dough up to rim of pan. Prick dough all over with a fork, cover loosely with plastic wrap, and let rise 30 minutes.
• Filling:Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack in lowest position. Whisk together 3/4 cup sugar and the flour. Whisk together farmer cheese, creme fraiche, egg yolk, salt, and vanilla; stir in sugar mixture, then butter, with a wooden spoon.
• Beat egg whites with a mixer on medium speed until foamy. Raise speed to medium-high, and gradually sprinkle in remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Beat until medium glossy peaks form, about 4 minutes. Fold half the egg whites into cheese mixture to lighten, then fold in remaining egg whites.
• Spread applesauce in crust, and pour filling on top of applesauce. Bake 30 minutes, then check crust; if it is starting to brown significantly, tent edge with foil. Bake until crust is deep golden brown and filling is puffed, golden, and just set (it should barely wobble when very lightly shaken), about 25 minutes. Let cool, undisturbed, on a wire rack 1 hour. Unmold tart, and let cool at least 30 minutes. Tart is best served slightly warm but can also be served at room temperature.

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.

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.

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.

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:

• 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.