True Blue Tart Recipe
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True Blue Tart
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
6 tbsp butter, cut in small pieces
2 tbsp solid shortening
1 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp water, ice cold
SAUCE
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp cornstarch
4 cup fresh blueberries
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp red currant jelly
1 tsp lemon peel, finely grated
GLAZE
11 oz apricot preserves
1/4 cup apricot brandy
2 cup whipping cream
For pastry: Combine flour, butter, shortening and 1 tablespoon sugar in
medium bowl and mix well. Add ice water, stirring with fork until mixture
is consistency of coarse meal. Form dough into ball. Knead on floured
surface several seconds. Shape into ball and dust with flour. Wrap dough
in waxed paper and refrigerate for 1 hour. Roll dough into 9" circle.
Press into bottom and sides of 9" pie plate or tart pan. Trim excess dough
1 inch beyond rim of pan. Turn excess under to make narrow rolled rim.
Flute decoratively or press edge with fork. Prick bottom of pastry and
chill for 1 hour. Position rack in lower third of oven and preheat to
400:. Line pastry with parchment paper or foil and fill with dried beans
or rice. Bake until delicately browned, about 10 to 15 minutes. Discard
paper and beans; let tart shell cool. For sauce: Mix 1/2 cup sugar with
cornstarch. Combine 2 cups blueberries, sugar, lemon juice, currant jelly
and lemon peel in medium saucepan and bring to boil over medium heat,
stirring frequently. Cook, stirring constantly until thickened, about 10
minutes. Let cool completely. Transfer to bowl and chill. For glaze:
Combine preserves and brandy in processor or blender and puree. Paint thin
layer over tart shell. (Store remaining glaze in refrigerator.) Spread
remaining 2 cups blueberries in shell. Carefully pour sauce over top.
Chill until set. Serve with cream.
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 3967 Calories; 248g Fat (55.4%
calories from fat); 17g Protein; 432g Carbohydrate; 20g Dietary Fiber;
839mg Cholesterol; 1050mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 5 1/2
Fruit; 1 1/2 Non-Fat Milk; 49 Fat; 21 Other Carbohydrates.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Preparation Time: 0:00 |
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