Showing posts with label Tart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tart. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Tarte with Lemon Curd Ice Cream

Ingredients

  • lemon curd
  • natural yogurt
  • 2-6 granny smiths apples or your favourite local apples
  • sugar
  • butter
  • 200 g plain flour
  • 100 g cold butter (cut into cubes)
  • 1 eggs yolk

Friday, April 26, 2013

Easter Lemon Tart with Raspberry Sorbet

Ingredients

  • sweet shortcrust pastry
  • 300 g plain flour (sifted)
  • 150 g unsalted butter (softened)
  • 80 g icing sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 beaten egg
  • lemon filling
  • 750 ml whipping cream
  • 2 unwaxed lemons (zest and juice )
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 9 egg yolks
  • 125 g caster sugar
  • raspberry sorbet
  • 750 g raspberries (washed and hulled)
  • 175 ml water
  • 175 g sugar
  • 60 ml fresh lemon juice

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Lime Tart

Ingredients

For the sweet pastry:
  • 200 g flour
  • 100 g icing sugar
  • 100 g unsalted butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • flour (for rolling)
  • 1 egg white

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Hazelnut and Cherry Tart

Ingredients

  • 4 free range eggs (separated)
  • 150 g caster sugar
  • 1 lemon (zest only)
  • 100 g ground hazelnuts
  • 100 g madeira cake (broken into crumbs)
  • 90 g flour
  • 150 g cream, whipped

Lemon Tart with Blackberry Ice Cream

Ingredients

For the crust pastry:
  • 450 g plain flour
  • 225 g butter
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • 2 eggs lightly beaten
  • 1 egg white

Plum and Mascarpone Tart

Ingredients

For the pastry:
  • 225 g plain flour
  • 30 g icing sugar
  • 110 g butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tblsp water

Easter Pear Tart

Ingredients

Sweet pastry:
  • 300 g plain flour
  • 110 g caster sugar
  • 150 g butter
  • 1 egg
Filling and topping:
  • 6 pears
  • preheat the oven to 180°c (350°f/gas 4)
  • 175 g butter
  • 175 g caster sugar
  • 150 g ground almonds
  • 50 g plain flour
  • 3 large eggs

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Dr Oetker's batten bites

Ingredients

  • 115 g (4oz) baking margarine
  • 115 g (4oz) caster sugar
  • 2 medium eggs, beaten
  • 115 g (4oz) plain flour
  • 7.50 ml (1 ½ tsp) dr. oetker baking powder
  • dr. oetker bright red gel food colour
  • dr. oetker cake release spray

Monday, March 25, 2013

Lemon Meringue Pie


Ingredients

  • sweet pastry ingredients:
  • 300 g plain flour
  • 110 g caster sugar
  • 150 g butter
  • 1egg
  • lemon curd ingredients:
  • grated zest of 2 lemons
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 4 large eggs
  • 110 g caster sugar
  • 110 g butter (cold, cut into small cubes)
  • italian meringue ingredients:
  • 2 tblsp cold water
  • 75 g caster sugar
  • 0.50 tblsp liquid glucose
  • 2 egg whites

Birthday Cake

Ingredients

  • 8 oz self-raising flour (sieved)
  • 8 oz caster sugar
  • 8 oz butter (softened)
  • 2 oz ground almonds
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 tsp (lemon extract)
  • rind of 2 lemons
  • for the filling:
  • 8 oz unsalted butter (softened)
  • 4 oz lemon curd
  • 12 oz icing sugar (sieved)
  • to decorate:
  • 2 x 500 grams readymade roll out icing
  • 1 packet of royal icing
  • food colouring

Rhubarb and Orange Crumble Cake

Ingredients

  • for the crumble:
  • 125 g plain flour
  • 4 tblsp caster sugar
  • 75 g butter (at room temperature)
  • pinch of ground cinnamon
  • for the fruit:
  • 750 g rhubarb (cut into 1 cm (½inch) pieces)
  • 1 tblsp caster sugar
  • 1 tsp freshly grated orange rind
  • juice of ½ orange
  • seeds from ½ vanilla pod
  • for the cake:
  • 175 g butter (at room temperature, plus extra for greasing)
  • 175 g caster sugar
  • seeds from ½ vanilla pod
  • 3 eggs (beaten)
  • 175 g plain flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tblsp milk
  • whipped cream, to serve

Salt Caramel and Chocolate Tart

Ingredients

  • for salt caramel:
  • 22 g glucose
  • 135 g sugar
  • 75 g cream
  • 0.50 tsp rock salt
  • 12 g diced butter
  • for chocolate ganache:
  • 225 g chocolate
  • 250 g cream
  • 0.50 tsp honey
  • for espresso ice cream:
  • 550 ml milk
  • 550 ml cream
  • 287 g caster
  • 287 g egg yolk
  • 2 shots of espresso

Catalan Crème Pots

Ingredients

  • 6 egg yolks
  • 150 g caster sugar
  • 25 g cornflour
  • 1.20 litres milk
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • finely grated rind of 1 lemon
  • finely grated rind of 1 orange
  • 3 tblsp demerara sugar

Tarte la Belle-Mere, Walnut Tart with Armagnac and Mascarpone Cream

Ingredients

  • for the pastry:
  • 110 g butter
  • 55 g icing sugar
  • 2 free-range egg yolks
  • 225 g plain flour
  • 1 pinch salt
  • for the filling:
  • 150 g caster sugar
  • 3 free-range eggs (separated)
  • 200 g shelled walnuts (roughly chopped)
  • 200 g walnuts ground
  • 250 ml crème fraiche
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • for the decoration:
  • 170 g icing sugar
  • 2-3 tablespoons armagnac
  • 6 walnut halves
  • gold leaf for decoration
  • 150 ml cream
  • 100 ml mascarpone

Friday, March 22, 2013

Strawberry Tart Recipe


Red Carpet Trio of Chocolate

Ingredients

Chocolate mousse:
  • 100 g good quality chocolate for cases
  • 160 g valhrona chocolate (or any good quality chocolate 70% solids)
  • 100 g free range egg yolks
  • 50 g free range eggs
  • 80 g sugar
  • 40 g water
  • 250 g whipped cream
  • 1 large roll of acetate (2in wide)
  • masking tape
  • chocolate tart:
  • 125 ml milk
  • 125 g cream
  • 40 g free range egg yolks
  • 40 g sugar
  • 180 g valhrona chocolate (chopped, at least 70% cocoa solids)
  • chocolate and orange sorbet:
  • 500 g sparkling water
  • 100 g inverted sugar
  • 35 g sugar
  • 3 g stabilizer
  • 200 g good quality chocolate
  • 250 ml orange liqueur
  • for the confit orange zest:
  • 500 ml water
  • 200 g sugar
  • 2 unwaxed oranges (peel removed and finely chopped)

Deep Filled Apple Pie with Cinnamon

Ingredients

  • short crust pastry
  • 350 g plain flour
  • 175 g hard butter
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 level tablespoon of tablespoon sugar
  • ice cold water (6-8 dessertspoons-approx)
  • filling
  • 4-5 cooking apples
  • 50 g sultanas
  • 0.50 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 75 g caster sugar
  • glaze
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tblsp milk

Spiced Apple Tart

Ingredients

  • 150 gcold butter, diced
  • 240 g plain flour
  • 30 g icing sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 3 bramley / cooking apples
  • 3 eating apples
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 1 tblsp cornflour
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 3 tblsp demerera sugar