Wild-Blueberry and Almond Tartlets
- 1/3 cup blanched almonds
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 to 2 tablespoons ice water
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar, plus more for sprinkling
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons blanched almonds, toasted (see page 343) and finely ground, plus 1/4 cup sliced blanched almonds, for topping
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons blueberry jam
- 3 ounces (1/2 cup) fresh small blueberries, preferably wild
- Make the crust: Pulse almonds in a food processor until finely ground.
- Add flour, sugar, and salt; pulse to combine.
- Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Add yolk and 1 tablespoon ice water; pulse until dough just comes together, adding up to 1 tablespoon more ice water, if needed.
- Shape dough into a disk, and wrap in plastic.
- Refrigerate until firm, 1 hour or up to 3 days.
- (Dough can be frozen up to 1 month; thaw in refrigerator before using.)
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough 1/8 inch thick.
- Cut out twelve 4 1/2-inch rounds.
- Reroll scraps if necessary.
- Line twelve 3-or 3 1/4-inch tartlet pans with dough, pressing into bottoms and up sides; trim excess dough flush with rims.
- Divide shells between 2 rimmed baking sheets.
- Pierce bottoms of shells all over with a fork.
- Refrigerate or freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Line shells with parchment.
- Add pie weights or dried beans.
- Bake until light golden brown, 20 to 22 minutes.
- Remove weights and parchment.
- Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
- Make the filling: With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat eggs and sugar until pale and thick, about 5 minutes.
- Using a flexible spatula, fold in flour, ground almonds, and salt.
- With an offset spatula, spread about 1 1/2 teaspoons jam into each shell.
- Top with blueberries, dividing evenly.
- Cover fruit in each tart shell with 2 tablespoons batter.
- Sprinkle batter evenly with sugar and sliced almonds.
- Bake until tops rise and are golden, 18 to 20 minutes.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Tartlets can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature up to 1 day.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/wild-blueberry-and-almond-tartlets-389704 (may not work)