Berry Tart with Mascarpone Cream
- sweet pastry dough
- pie weights or raw rice for weighting shell
- 1 cup mascarpone cheese (about 8 ounces)
- 1/3 cup well-chilled heavy cream
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups small strawberries
- 1 cup raspberries
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cup blackberries
- 2 tablespoons sweet orange marmalade
- 2 tablespoons dark berry liqueur such as blueberry, blackberry, or cassis
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- On a floured surface with a floured rolling pin roll out dough into an 11-inch round (about 1/8 inch thick) and fit into a 9-inch tart pan with a removable fluted rim.
- Roll rolling pin over top of shell to trim dough flush with rim and with a fork prick bottom of shell all over.
- Chill shell 30 minutes, or until firm.
- Line shell with foil and fill with pie weights or raw rice.
- Bake shell in middle of oven 20 minutes and carefully remove foil and weights or rice.
- Bake shell until golden, about 10 minutes more, and cool completely in pan on a rack.
- Shell may be made 1 day ahead and kept in pan, loosely covered, at room temperature.
- In a bowl with a whisk or an electric mixer beat together mascarpone, cream, and sugar until mixture holds stiff peaks.
- Spoon mixture into shell, spreading evenly.
- Quarter strawberries and in a large bowl combine with remaining berries.
- In a small saucepan simmer marmalade and liqueur, stirring, until reduced to about 3 tablespoons and pour over berries.
- With a rubber spatula gently stir berries to coat evenly.
- Mound berries decoratively on mascarpone cream.
- Tart may be assembled 2 hours ahead and chilled.
- Bring tart to room temperature and remove side of pan before serving.
sweet pastry, rice, mascarpone cheese, well, sugar, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, sweet orange marmalade, blackberry
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/berry-tart-with-mascarpone-cream-15182 (may not work)