Fruit Tarts Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time40 MinCooking Time1 Hr 0 Min
Ready In1 Hr 40 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexAverageServings6
CuisineEuropeanCourseDessert
MethodBakedSpecialityPart of Menu
VegetarianLacto Ovo VegetarianMain IngredientFruits
Interest GroupExotic

Ingredients

 
For the Tart shells:
 
Butter or regular margarine - 1/2 cup, softened
 
Sugar - 1/4 cup
 
Salt - 1/4 teaspoon
 
Egg white - 1
 
Sifted all-purpose flour - 1-1/2 cups
 
Fruits: whole strawberries, blueberries, red
 
Raspberries, sliced bananas, seedless green grapes,
 
Apricot halves, black cherries (fresh, frozen, or
 
Canned), canned small pineapple rings or tidbits
 
For rum cream :
 
Unflavored gelatin - 1 teaspoon
 
Granulated sugar - 2 tablespoons
 
Flour - 2 tablespoons
 
Salt
 
Egg yolk - 1
 
Milk - 1/2 cup
 
Rum - 2 tablespoons
 
Egg white - 1, stiffly beaten
 
Heavy cream - 1/2 cup
 
Confectioners' sugar - 1 tablespoon
 
Vanilla bean - 1 inch, scraped, or 1/2 teaspoon
 
Vanilla extract
 
For apricot glaze or currant-jelly glaze:
 
Apricot preserves - 1/2 cup

Directions

GETTING READY
1. Preheat oven to 375F.

MAKING
To Make Tart Shells:
2. In medium bowl, with fork, blend butter, sugar, salt and egg white until smooth and well combined.
3. Gradually stir in flour, mixing until smooth.
4. For each tart, use 2 teaspoons dough.
5. Press evenly into 2-1/2- to 3-inch tart pans of assorted shapes and sizes.
6. Set pans on cookie sheet and refrigerate 30 minutes.
7. Bake tart shells 12 to 15 minutes until light golden.
8. Cool in pans on wire rack a few minutes and then turn out, and cool completely before filling.
To make the rum sauce :
9. In small saucepan mix well adding gelatin, granulated sugar, flour and dash salt.
10. In a bowl beat egg yolk with milk and rum.
11. Add to gelatin mixture and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with wire whisk, until mixture is thickened and comes to boiling.
12. Pour into medium bowl set bowl in pan of ice and water and let it stand, stirring occasionally, until mixture begins to set for about 8 to 10 minutes.
13. Fold in beaten egg white.
14. In a bowl beat cream with confectioners' sugar and fold into gelatin mixture.
15. Stir in vanilla and refrigerate until ready to use—at least 30 minutes.
To make Apricot glaze :
16. In small saucepan, over medium heat, stir apricot preserves until melted.
If preserves seem too thick, thin with 1/2 to 1 tablespoon hot water.
17. Then strain and use warm, on tarts.

FINALIZING
18. Spoon several teaspoons of Rum Cream into each shell and refrigerate.
19. Top with fruit drained very well before using.
20. Brush yellow or light fruit with warm Apricot Glaze and red or dark fruit with Currant- Jelly Glaze.

SERVING
21. Refrigerate for 4-5 hours and then serve.

TIP
If desired, make Tart Shells and Rum Cream day before.
Then assemble tarts several hours before serving.

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