Best Blackberry Tartlets Recipes

LEMON SOUFFLé TARTLETS WITH SUGARED ALMONDS AND BLACKBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup sugar and cornstarch in medium saucepan; stir until no lumps remain. Gradually whisk in lemon juice, then egg yolks and salt. Add margarine. Cook over medium heat until curd thickens and boils, whisking constantly, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to bowl. Press plastic wrap directly onto surface. Chill until firm, at least 8 hours and up to 1 day.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Scatter almonds on rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle with 1/2 tablespoon water, then 1 tablespoon sugar; toss to coat. Bake almonds until golden and crisp, 5 to 6 minutes. Cool on baking sheet.
• Puree blackberries in blender. Press enough blackberry puree through strainer into bowl to measure 1 1/3 to 1 1/2 cups sauce; sweeten with 2 to 3 tablespoons sugar. DO AHEAD: curd, almonds, and sauce can be made 3 days ahead. Keep curd chilled. Cover and chill sauce. Store almonds airtight at room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine flour, sugar, lemon peel, and salt in processor; blend 5 seconds. Add margarine and blend until moist clumps form. Gather dough into ball. Divide into 6 equal pieces. Press dough onto bottom and up sides of 4 1/2 x 3/4-inch tartlet pans with removable bottom; arrange pans on rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake crusts until golden, about 25 minutes (crusts may crack a bit). Cool on sheet. DO AHEAD: can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and place crusts in pans in freezer.
• Place 1 cup lemon curd in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat egg whites, cream of tartar, and pinch of coarse salt in another medium bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, beating until whites are stiff but not dry. Fold whites into lemon curd in 3 additions. Divide soufflé filling among crusts, mounding in center. Freeze until firm, at least 4 hours. DO AHEAD: can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and keep frozen.
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Push bottoms of pans up, releasing tartlets from pan sides. Arrange tartlets, still on pan bottoms, on rimmed baking sheet. Scatter 1 tablespoon sugared almonds over each tartlet. Bake tartlets until filling is puffed, golden brown, and no longer soft in center, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer tartlets to plates. Dust with powdered sugar, if desired. Drizzle some sauce around. Pass remaining sauce.

BLACKBERRY TARTLETS

Steps:

• Roll the dough 1/8 inch thick on a lightly floured surface; fit into 8 fluted tartlet pans (3 1/2 inches in diameter, 1 1/2 inches deep). Chill at least 30 minutes, or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line the tart shells with a second pan or parchment paper and dry beans. Place in the oven; bake until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove the top pans or parchment lining; return to the oven if the bottoms of the shells are not fully browned. Set on a cooling rack until fully cool.
• Fill a bowl with ice and water; set aside. Place the berries, 2 tablespoons sugar, and the lemon zest in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook until the berries let off juices, the sugar dissolves, and the mixture begins to bubble, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and set the pan in the ice-water bath to cool.
• Chill a bowl and large whisk. Place the cream and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar in the bowl; whip until soft peaks form. Fold 1/2 cup berry mixture into the whipped cream. Fill the tartlet shells with the mixture; top with the remaining berries and garnish with fresh pansies.