First make the pastry,
mix the flour, sugar and butter until it resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in
the egg yolk to bind everything together and then wrap the pastry in
Clingfilm and chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
Roll the pastry on a
floured surface and line 4 individual tartlet tins with the pastry, then
put these back in the fridge for another 30 minutes to chill.
To make the cherry
compote, put the cherries, sugar, lime juice and zest into a saucepan
and bring to the boil. Mix the water with the cornflour until smooth and
stir into the cherry mixture. Cook gently over a medium heat for 2
minutes.
For the pastry cream
pour 90ml of the milk into a bowl and blend together with all the egg
yolks. Whisk in 45g of the sugar and all the cornflour.
Meanwhile pour the
rest of the milk into a pot, stir in the cream, the remaining sugar and
the vanilla seeds. Bring to the boil and pour the hot mixture onto the
egg mixture, whisking all the time. Pour the mixture back into the pan
and bring to the boil. Remove the pan from heat so it does not curdle
and pass everything through a fine sieve and set aside to cool.
To make the tart
filling, whisk the egg yolks, half of the sugar and lemon zest together
until pale. In another bowl, combine the ground hazelnuts, cake crumbs
and flour together and then fold into the egg yolk mixture.
Whisk the egg whites
with a pinch of salt until frothy and then add in the remaining sugar
and whisk for another minute. Gently fold the egg white mixture into the
cake and egg mixture
To assemble the
tartlet, spoon a layer of the pastry cream into each tartlet tin. Add a
spoon of the cherry compote on top and cover everything with the
hazelnut filling. Cook in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes until
golden brown.
