Blackberry Tarts
- 1 13 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 14 cup butter
- 14 cup shortening or 14 cup lard
- 2 -3 tablespoons ice water
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- 12 cup heavy cream
- 18 teaspoon orange extract
- 14 cup red currant jelly
- 2 teaspoons blackberry liqueur or 2 teaspoons creme de cassis
- 1 12 cups fresh blackberries
- To Make the Pastry: In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, granulated sugar, and salt.
- Using 2 knives or a pastry blender, cut in the butter and shortening until the pieces are pea size.
- Sprinkle 1 tbsp cold water over the mixture.
- Toss with a fork, and push the dough to the side of the bowl.
- Repeat with the remaining water until all the dough is moistened.
- Shape the dough into a ball.
- Wrap it in plastic and then refrigerate it for 30 minutes.
- Form the chilled dough into 6 equal portions, and roll each portion into a ball.
- Press one of the balls between 2 pieces of floured wax paper to create a 5-inch circle.
- Repeat with the remaining balls of dough.
- Press each circle into a 4-inch fluted tart pan with a removable bottom.
- Trim off excess dough.
- Place the tart pans on a baking sheet and freeze for about 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400F Use a fork to prick the cold pastry dough all over.
- Line the pastry shells with small squares of foil and fill the foil with dried beans or pie weights.
- Bake for 10 minutes, or until the pastry begins to brown around the edges.
- Remove the foil and weights.
- Prick the pastry and bake for 7-9 minutes.
- Cool on a wire rack.
- To Make the Filling: In a small bowl, combine cream cheese and confectioners' sugar.
- Beat with electric mixer at medium speed until blended.
- With the mixer on low speed, gradually add in the heavy cream and orange extract.
- Beat at medium speed until mixture is thick (about 1 minute).
- To Make the Glaze: In small heavy saucepan, melt the jelly and liqueur over medium heat, stirring often.
- Strain the mixture through a cheesecloth.
- Let cool slightly.
- To Assemble the Tart: Spoon the filling into the bottom of each tart shell.
- Arrange the blackberries on top of the filling.
- Spoon the glaze over the berries.
- Refrigerate the tarts until serving time.
flour, sugar, salt, butter, shortening, water, cream cheese, sugar, heavy cream, orange, red currant, blackberry liqueur, fresh blackberries
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/blackberry-tarts-177353 (may not work)