Gingerbread-Raspberry Snowflake Tart
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/3 cup unsulfured molasses
- 2 large egg yolks plus 1 large egg white, for egg wash
- 1 1/4 cups Raspberry Jam (recipe follows) or best-quality store-bought jam
- 18 ounces (4 cups) fresh raspberries
- 2 cups sugar
- (makes about 2 cups)
- Sift flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, pepper, and salt into the bowl of an electric mixer.
- Add sugar; mix on medium-low speed until combined.
- Add butter; mix until combined, about 2 minutes.
- Add molasses and egg yolks; mix until dough just comes together, about 30 seconds.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out two-thirds of dough to a 12-inch round, 1/4 inch thick.
- Fit into a 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom.
- Spread jam over shell; refrigerate about 30 minutes.
- Roll out remaining dough between lightly floured pieces of parchment to a 10-inch round, 1/4 inch thick.
- Transfer round and parchment to a baking sheet; refrigerate or freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
- From round, cut out dot shapes with metal pastry tips, and snowflake shapes with cookie cutters.
- (If desired, reserve snowflake cutouts and sprinkle tops with sugar.
- Bake 10 minutes at 350F.)
- Refrigerate round on baking sheet until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Lightly beat egg white; brush rim of tart shell.
- Carefully slide dough round over shell; press edges to adhere.
- Refrigerate or freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Transfer tart to a rimmed baking sheet.
- Bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbling, 50 minutes to 1 hour.
- Let cool completely on a wire rack.
- Stir together 3 cups raspberries and the sugar in a medium saucepan (off heat).
- Let stand 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until berries begin to give off their juices.
- Bring mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
- Skim off foam.
- Reduce heat; simmer, skimming foam occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in remaining raspberries; simmer just until berries break up, about 1 1/2 minutes.
- Let cool completely.
- Refrigerate until set, at least 4 hours, or up to 1 week.
flour, baking powder, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, freshly ground pepper, salt, brown sugar, unsalted butter, unsulfured molasses, egg yolks, raspberry, fresh raspberries, sugar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/gingerbread-raspberry-snowflake-tart-389804 (may not work)