Raspberry Bakewell Tart with Burnt Cream
- 3/4 cup unbleached all purpose flour
- 6 tablespoons cake flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 2 tablespoons (about) water
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 6 large egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 cup raspberry preserves
- 1/2 cup packed golden brown sugar
- Fresh berries
- Mint sprigs
- Blend first 4 ingredients in processor.
- Add butter; cut in using on/off turns until mixture resembles fine meal.
- Blend in enough water by tablespoons to bind dough.
- Gather into ball; flatten into disk.
- Wrap in plastic; chill 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Roll out dough on floured surface to 11-inch round.
- Transfer to 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom.
- Trim edges.
- Freeze crust 15 minutes.
- Line with foil.
- Fill with dried beans or pie weights.
- Bake until set, about 20 minutes.
- Remove foil and beans and bake crust until golden, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer to rack and cool.
- (Can be made 1 day ahead.
- Cover and let stand at room temperature.)
- Place cream in heavy medium saucepan.
- Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean.
- Bring to simmer.
- Whisk sugar, yolks and cornstarch in small bowl to blend.
- Slowly whisk hot cream into yolk mixture.
- Return to saucepan and cook over medium heat until custard thickens and boils, whisking often, about 7 minutes.
- Discard vanilla bean.
- Chill until firm but still spoonable, whisking occasionally, about 1 hour.
- Spread preserves in crust.
- Carefully spoon custard over.
- Refrigerate until custard is firm, 4 to 8 hours.
- Preheat broiler.
- Press brown sugar through sieve over tart, covering evenly.
- Broil until sugar caramelizes, rotating pan as necessary to prevent burning and watching carefully.
- Chill 1 hour.
- Transfer to platter.
- Garnish with berries and mint.
flour, cake flour, sugar, butter, water, whipping cream, vanilla bean, sugar, egg yolks, cornstarch, raspberry preserves, golden brown sugar, fresh berries, sprigs
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/raspberry-bakewell-tart-with-burnt-cream-1838 (may not work)