Fruit Curd Tartlets
- All-purpose flour, for dusting
- Tart Dough (page 224)
- Lemon Curd (page 390), Grapefruit Curd (page 391), Lime Curd (page 390), or Passion Fruit Curd (page 390)
- 1/2 cup egg whites (about 4 large eggs)
- 3/4 cup sugar
- Pinch of salt
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to an 1/8-inch thickness.
- With a sharp paring knife, cut out rounds of dough using a tartlet pan as a guide, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the edge.
- Fit the dough into tartlet pans, and lightly prick the bottom of the dough in each pan all over with a fork.
- Place the tartlet shells on a rimmed baking sheet, and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350F.
- Bake tartlet shells until light golden brown, about 10 to 12 minutes for 3-inch tartlets, or 12 to 14 minutes for 4-inch ones.
- Cool completely on a wire rack.
- Remove the shells from the pans and set aside.
- When ready to serve, place desired curd in a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch plain tip (such as an Ateco #806), and pipe into the cooled tartlet shells to fill.
- (Use about 1 tablespoon for 3-inch tartlets, about 2 tablespoons for 4-inch ones.
- You may have some curd left over; reserve it for another use.)
- In the heatproof bowl of an electric mixer, combine the egg whites, sugar, and salt.
- Set the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (do not let bowl touch water); whisk until the mixture registers 140F on an instant-read thermometer and sugar is completely dissolved.
- Transfer to the mixer, and beat on medium-high speed with the whisk attachment until stiff, glossy peaks form, about 7 minutes.
- Transfer the meringue to a pastry bag fitted with a clean 1/2-inch plain tip.
- Pipe the meringue around the edge of the 4-inch tartlets, forming mounded peaks.
- (Alternatively, spoon the meringue over the curd, and swirl with a small offset spatula, or leave meringue off some tartlets altogether.)
- Using a kitchen torch, lightly brown the meringue.
- (You can also briefly run the tarts under the broiler.)
- The tartlet shells can be baked a day in advance and kept in an airtight container at room temperature.
- Once filled with curd, tartlets can be kept in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
- Prepare the meringue and finish the tartlets just before serving.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/fruit-curd-tartlets-390285 (may not work)