January 2, 2019

Blueberry lemon cream tart

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Blueberry Lemon cream tart

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Prep Time 10 mins
Servings 4 slices

Ingredients
  

For the tart crust

  • 100 g [3/4 cup] all-purpose flour
  • pinch salt
  • 1 tbsp castor sugar (optional)
  • 55 g [1/4 cup] cold butter
  • 1-2 tbsp ice-cold water

For the tart filling

  • 120 g [1/2 cup] whipping cream/full fat cream
  • 75 g cream cheese
  • 30 g castor sugar
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions
 

For the tart crust

  • Preheat the oven to 220ÂșC
  • In a large bowl, add the flour, salt and sugar.
  • Cut the butter into small cubes and add it in the flour. Make sure the butter is straight out of the fridge and cold.
  • Using your hands, break the cubes and work them into the flour. Press the butter between your finger and rub it in. 
  • When your dough has a sandy texture, add the ice cold water.
  • Now, mix the dough with a knife, moving it through the dough as if cutting it
  • Using your hands, form a dough (carefully use more ice water if the dough doesn't come together
  • Refrigerate for 15-20 minutes.
  • Gently spread it out on your pie tin and bake for 15-17 minutes, or until the crust turns light brown.
  • Let it cool completely

For the tart filling

  •  In a large bowl, whip the cream using a hand mixer until it forms soft peaks. Keep aside.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the cream cheese and sugar until you get a smooth mixture.
  • Add the lemon juice, and mix again.
  • Fold in the whipped cream, and using a spatula, fill it in the prepared pie tin.
  • Top it with fresh blueberries.
  • Refrigerate for 5-6 hours, or preferably overnight.

Notes

-Make sure the butter is cold throughout the process of making the tart crust . If at any point you feel that the butter is starting to melt, pop the mixture into the freezer for 5-7 minutes, and then work with it.
- Make sure the crust is cooled completely before you fill it with the cream filling 

The first thing I made, after I bought fresh blueberries for the first time, was to make this blueberry lemon cream tart.

And I can definitely say that I did justice to those blueberries

The combination of blueberries and lemon is just perfect!

If you don’t find fresh blueberries at your local market, you can use canned or dried blueberries as well!

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