Sofias Raspberry Marzipan Tart Recipes

RASPBERRY MARZIPAN TART

Steps:

• For crust layer: Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, butter and egg with pastry blender until dough forms.
• Press dough over bottom and up sides of greased 9-inch round cake pan or pie pan.
• Spread 1/4 cup preserves over dough.
• Chill while preparing filling.
• For Filling: In small bowl, cream butter with sugar and almond extract until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, 1 at a time beating well after each addition.
• Stir in almonds.
• Spoon filling over preserves layer.
• Spread gently.
• Bake at 350 degrees 40-50 minutes or until deep golden brown.
• Cool 2 hours.
• Loosen edges.
• Gently remove from pan.
• Spread with remaining 1/4 cup preserves.
• Drizzle Glaze over tart.
• For Glaze: Combine powdered sugar and lemon juice and blend well.

RASPBERRY MARZIPAN TART

Steps:

• 1. Pastry : put flour, sugar into a food processor and pulse to mix. Cut butter into cubes and add. Pulse till butter is blended to course crumbs. Add Lemon juice and pulse till mix forms a ball. Remove and place in the middle of an ungreased 10inch springform pan. Press the dough from the middle out. If the dough is to sticky just flour your fingers. Press the dough half way up the side of the pan. Spread raspberry jam on the bottom and place in fridge while preparing filling
• 2. Preheat oven to 350. Filling: cream butter and add sugar, beat till fluffy. Add eggs one at a time scraping the sides as you go. Add the zest and almond extract. On low speed add the ground almonds till just mixed and evenly distributed. Pour mix in prepares shell. Bake for 45 min or until the pastry is golden and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove and let cool
• 3. Melt jam on the stove or microwave. Brush jam over the top of the cooled tart. Refrigerate for up to 3 days. Place fresh raspberries and dust with icing sugar just before serving

RASPBERRY-MARZIPAN TARTS

Steps:

• Crust:
• Combine butter, sugar and salt in a bowl. Beat in egg, then flour, 1/4 cup at a time, until you get a shaggy dough (it holds together loosely, but it's not smooth or elastic). Dust a surface with flour, transfer dough to surface and, with lightly floured fingers, knead once or twice until a sticky dough forms. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 40 minutes. Heat oven to 350°F. Divide dough in half; reserve half for Chocolate-Banana Tarts or freeze, well-wrapped, for another use. Divide remainder into 4 pieces. With lightly floured fingertips, press 1 piece into each tart pan, working dough up the sides evenly. (If dough tears on bottom, smooth dough over hole to close it up.) Prick pastry along bottom with a fork several times. Gently press a small square of foil into each pastry shell (do not press down hard). Top each with 1 tablespoon uncooked rice or dried beans (to prevent pastry from puffing up). Place on a baking sheet and bake 10 minutes. Remove foil and rice from each crust; discard. Return crust to oven; cook until golden, about 5 minutes more. Keep oven on.
• Filling:
• Combine butter and sugar. Beat in yolk, followed by flour, until combined. Beat in milk until incorporated. Divide filling among tart shells and bake until puffed, about 15 minutes.
• Fruit:
• Heat preserves with 1 tablespoon water in a small sauté pan over low heat until melted, about 3 minutes. Press through a sieve into a bowl. Let cool. Arrange about 7 raspberries on top of each tart. Brush glaze onto raspberries and drizzle remaining glaze over raspberries until covered. Serve immediately.