Fragrant tartlets with delicate lime cream and blueberries are perfect for a special occasion or for a Sunday tea party.
It is necessary
- For the cream:
- - ½ cup sugar
- - 1/3 cup lime juice
- - 4 egg yolks
- - 5 table. tablespoons of butter
- - 1, 5 tea. tablespoons of grated lime zest
- For the test:
- - 1.5 cups flour
- - 3rd table. tablespoons of sugar
- - ½ tea tablespoons of salt
- - ½ cup chilled diced butter
- - 3rd table. whipped cream
- - 1 egg yolk
- For filling:
- - 3 cups blueberries
- - 1 table. spoonful of sugar
Instructions
Step 1
Whisk together sugar, lime juice, yolks and melted butter in one bottle. Put the mixture on low heat and heat, stirring and not simmering, until the cream is thick and smooth - this usually takes about 8 minutes. Remove from heat, mix with lime zest, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
Step 2
After 4 hours, or when you get to the tartlets there, combine the flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor. This business takes approximately 5 seconds. Add oil and chop. After all the transformations, the mixture should resemble small cereals.
Step 3
If you achieve a similar result, pour the cream over the mixture, add the yolk and continue stirring until you have a crumbly dough. Divide it into 8 pieces and place in 10 cm molds with removable bottom, spreading over the bottom and sides. Pierce the dough with a fork in several places and refrigerate for at least an hour.
Step 4
Squeeze half a cup of blueberries with a fork, add sugar and cook over medium heat in a heavy-bottomed saucepan for about 5 minutes. Then rub through a sieve and mix with fresh berries.
Step 5
Preheat oven to 190 ° C and bake the tartlets for 15 minutes - until golden brown, using a fork to smooth out any bubbles. Cool, fill the tartlets with lime cream, top with blueberries and serve, for example, with red port.
