Recipe courtesy of Mary Sue Milliken
and
Susan Feniger
Popped Cranberry Tart
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 8-3 inch tarts
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 20 servings
- Calories
- 316
- Total Fat
- 14
- Saturated Fat
- 7
- Carbohydrates
- 45
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 26
- Protein
- 4
- Cholesterol
- 71
- Sodium
- 137
- Total: 3 hr
- Prep: 2 hr 30 min
- Cook: 30 min
Ingredients
Nut Crust:
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon salt
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
Pastry Cream:
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
4 egg yolks
2 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Cranberries:
1 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup currant jelly
1 orange, zested
1 pound cranberries
Directions
- Nut Crust: Mix butter, sugar, pecans, whole egg, egg yolk, and salt with a wooden spoon until barely blended. Add flour and knead until a small ball forms. Wrap in plastic and chill about 4 hours.
- After chilling dough, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Roll chilled dough to about 1/4 inch thickness or divide into 8 parts and press into 8 individual tart pans, 3-inch round x 1 inch deep. The crust should be thick.
- Bake empty tart shells 12 to 15 minutes, or until edges begin to brown. Set aside to cool. Meanwhile make pastry cream, and prepare berries.
- Pastry Cream: Mix 1/4 cup sugar and cornstarch in a bowl until smooth. Add egg yolks and mix until a paste is formed. Stir in 1/2 cup milk.
- Combine remaining milk and sugar in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Pour hot mixture into mixture in bowl, whisking constantly. Pour back into pan.
- Cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly, until smooth and thick. Remove from heat and stir an additional minute. Stir in vanilla and transfer to a bowl. Cover with buttered parchment paper touching top and chill a minimum of 2 hours or as long as 2 days.
- Cranberries: Combine sugar, jelly and orange zest in sauce pan and boil until thick, about 5 minutes. Fold in cranberries, and cook another 1 or 2 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool, then assemble tart.
- To Assemble: Spread prepared nut crust with a layer of chilled pastry cream and top with cooled cranberries. Serve chilled.