Custard And Almond Tart With Raspberries Recipes

RASPBERRY ALMOND TART WITH FRANGIPANE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Pulse all-purpose and almond flours, sugar and salt in a food processor work bowl until combined, about 30 seconds. Scatter the butter over the flour mixture and pulse another 15 seconds or so until shaggy.
• Whisk the egg yolks with the water and pour into the food processor. Pulse a few seconds, just until the dough forms large chunks.
• Dump the dough into a 9-inch tart pan with a removeable bottom. Press the dough evenly into bottom and up the sides of the pan. Prick dough all over with a fork. Place the pan in the freezer for 15 minutes.
• Put the tart pan on a cookie sheet and bake until the edges are set and lightly golden, about 20 minutes. Cool 15 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
• Put the butter, sugar, flours and salt in the food processor and pulse until blended. Add the eggs and almond extract and process until completely smooth and creamy, about 45 seconds.
• Scrape the filling into the tart pan, smoothing with a spatula. Top with the raspberries. Bake until the top is puffed and golden (it won't feel set), 35-40 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool.
• Dust the tart with powdered sugar and slice into wedges.

BAKED RASPBERRY CUSTARD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In oven, melt butter in a 9-inch pie plate, about 6 minutes.
• In a blender, combine milk, eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, flour, salt, and vanilla. Add melted butter and blend mixture until smooth, 30 seconds.
• Distribute berries evenly in pie plate and pour batter over top. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar and bake until slightly puffed and just set in middle, 20 to 25 minutes. Heat broiler and broil until top is deep golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve warm.

RASPBERRY ALMOND TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Cut a 3/4-inch wide strip off each side of the pastry and reserve. Roll out the pastry sheet on a lightly floured work surface to a 10-inch square. Brush the edges of the square with the egg. Working with 1 strip at a time, stand the strips along the edges of the pastry square and crimp where they meet. You want to create a shallow box, where the pastry square is the base and the 4 strips are the walls. Overlap the strips at the corners, stretching them if necessary to complete the walls of the box. Brush the border with the egg. Pierce the center of the pastry all over with fork. Bake until the pastry is golden brown, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack and cool completely.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the cream until soft peaks. With the mixer still running, gradually add the sugar and continue to beat until stiff peaks. Add the liqueur and beat until just well blended; be careful not to overmix or the whipped cream will turn into a buttery consistency and start to separate. Using a large spatula, fold in the nuts. Spoon the cream mixture into the prepared pastry crust. Arrange the berries over the cream. Sift the cocoa powder over and serve.
• NOTE: You can use any fruit that's in season (orange segments, berries, plums, bananas, grapes). Blueberries make a good substitute for the raspberries, and sliced peaches or nectarines are delicious as well.