Mini Mixed Berry Tarts Recipes

MINI BLUEBERRY TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Crush half the blueberries. Sift together sugar and cornstarch. Add whole and crushed blueberries; toss until berries are well coated. Set aside., On a lightly floured surface, unroll crusts. Cut out six 4-1/2-in. circles; press circles onto bottoms and up sides of greased muffin cups. Evenly spoon in blueberry mixture. Cut out six 2-in. circles from remaining crust; place over filling. Brush with yolk., Bake until crust is golden and filling bubbles, 13-17 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes; run a knife around sides of muffin cups and remove tarts to a serving plate.

MIXED BERRY TART RECIPE

Steps:

• Crust Directions:Preheat oven to 450.Add butter, flour and 3 tablespoons of water to a food processor. Process for 20 seconds. Add additional water as needed, 1 tablespoon at a time until dough forms. I usually use about 5 tablespoons of water. Process for about 20 seconds after each addition of water.Remove dough from processor and press into a tart pan with your hands and fingers. Press evenly on the bottom and up the sides.Wrap heavy duty foil around the edges and bake for 5 minutes. Remove from oven, and remove the foil. Return to the oven and bake an additional 7 minutes or until golden brown.The crust will most likely bubble up in the center. I've poked holes in it and it still bubbles up. I just press down with the back of a spoon after baking.Let cool.Tart Filling Directions:In a saucepan, add frozen fruit and sugar. Heat on medium high heat stirring constantly. Boil mixture for about two minutes.Add flour to juice and mix well. Pour flour mixture into the saucepan and boil for about another minute until mixture is thick and bubbly. Remove from heat and cool.Pour filling into prepared tart and bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes.

BERRY TARTLETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Using a 4-in. round cookie cutter, cut 12 circles, rerolling scraps as necessary. Press circles onto bottoms and up sides of ungreased muffin cups., Mix sugar and cornstarch; toss with berries and lemon juice. Spoon 2 tablespoons filling into each cup. Bake on a lower oven rack until pastry is golden brown and filling is bubbly, 24-26 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack; cool completely., For topping, beat cream until soft peaks form. In another bowl, mix lemon curd, sugar, vanilla and 1 tablespoon whipped cream; fold in remaining whipped cream. Spoon over filling. If desired, top with fresh berries. Refrigerate until serving.

MIXED BERRY TARTLETS

Steps:

• Let pie crusts stand at room temperature for 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly coat twelve 2-1/2-inch muffin cups with cooking spray. For pastry shells, unroll pie crusts. Use a 3-1/2-to 4-inch round cutter to cut 6 rounds from each crust. Press rounds into prepared muffin cups, pleating to fit.
• For tartlet filling, in a medium bowl combine the 2 tablespoons sugar and the cornstarch; stir in berries and lemon juice. Spoon berry mixture into pastry shells. Bake for 20 minutes or until pastry is golden. Cool in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Carefully remove tartlets from muffin cups; cool completely on wire rack.
• In a medium mixing bowl combine whipping cream, lemon curd, 1 teaspoon sugar, and vanilla; beat with wire whisk or with electric mixer on medium speed until cream mixture mounds and is fluffy. Spoon on tarts. Garnish each tart with a mint sprig. Makes 12 servings.

MINI MIXED BERRY TARTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Process flour, butter and half the cream cheese in food processor 30 sec. or until mixture is well blended and starts to form ball. Divide into 8 equal pieces; shape each into a ball.
• Roll out each piece of dough into 4-inch round between 2 sheets of waxed paper. Remove dough from waxed paper; place in single layer on parchment-covered baking sheets.
• Place remaining cream cheese in medium microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 20 sec.; whisk in 2 Tbsp. sugar until blended. Spread onto dough.
• Toss fruit with water, then dry gelatin mix until evenly coated; spoon onto dough rounds to within 1 inch of edges. Fold edges of dough over fruit. (Dough will not completely cover fruit in centers.)
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until crusts are golden brown, and fruit is hot and bubbly. Cool 15 min.; sprinkle with remaining sugar.

MIXED BERRY TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly coat a 9-inch tart pan with cooking spray.
• Combine flour, butter, confectioners' sugar, and salt in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until a soft dough forms. Press dough into the bottom of the prepared pan; prick with a fork.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edge of crust is golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool; do not turn oven off.
• Place cream cheese in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Add sugar; mix until combined, 1 to 2 minutes. Add eggs; blend for 1 to 2 minutes. Add lemon zest and juice; mix until incorporated. Pour mixture into cooled tart shell.
• Bake in the preheated oven until filling has set, about 25 minutes. Chill thoroughly, at least 1 hour. Top with berries and garnish with mint.

MIXED FRUIT TART

Steps:

• For the crust: In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the salt, egg and cream; beat until incorporated. Add the flour and beat until a dough comes together. Form the dough into a disc and then press it evenly into the bottom and up the sides of a 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom; if necessary, use a piece of plastic wrap to help keep the dough from sticking. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour, or freeze for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line the tart crust with foil and fill with pie weights. Bake until the edges of the crust look set and just barely golden, about 15 minutes. Carefully remove the foil and pie weights, and continue to bake until the crust is golden brown all over, about 20 minutes more. Cool completely.
• For the filling: In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla, and beat with an electric mixer until soft and very creamy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the cream and continue beating until the mixture holds stiff peaks, stopping occasionally to scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula, 2 to 3 minutes more.
• Spoon the cream cheese mixture into the cooled tart shell and smooth with an offset spatula. Top with the berries.
• Combine the apricot preserves and a splash of water in a small bowl and microwave until warm, about 45 seconds. Strain through a sieve into another bowl. Gently brush or spoon the apricot glaze over the berries.
• Serve the tart immediately, or refrigerate for up to 3 hours.