Blackberry cottage tart recipe
- 175 g (6.2oz) strong white bread flour
- 50 g (1.8oz) golden caster sugar
- 100 g (3.5oz) butter
- 1 lemon, finely grated rind and juice
- 300 ml (10.6fl oz) soured cream
- 500 g (17.6oz) large blackberries
- 4 tbsp blackberry or blackcurrant jelly
- To make the pastry, sift the flour and sugar into a bowl and make a well in the middle.
- Gently melt the butter in a saucepan over a low heat with the grated lemon rind and juice, then pour into the flour mixture and mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon until you have a smooth dough.
- Using your hands, press the warm dough over the bottom and up the sides of a 24-25cm loose-based flan tin to line it, pressing a rolling pin over the top to neaten the edge.
- Lightly prick the base of the pastry with a fork and chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
- Heat the oven to 200C/Gas 6.
- Lay a piece of baking parchment in the pastry case, fill with dried beans or rice, and bake blind in the centre of the oven for 20-25 minutes until the edges are pale golden.
- Remove the paper and beans.
- Pour the soured cream into the pastry case and bake for 10 minutes.
- Place the tart on a wire rack and leave to cool completely.
- No longer than 2 hours before eating, arrange the blackberries on the tart.
- Warm the jelly with the lemon juice in a pan over a low heat, stirring until smooth, then slowly spoon it over the berries.
- Leave until the jelly is cold.
- To unmould, carefully push up the base to release the tart from the side of the tin.
- Now, using a thin metal spatula, ease the tart off the base onto a large serving plate; if you find this difficult, just keep it on the base.
- Leave in a cool place, but not in the fridge, until ready to eat.
golden caster, butter, lemon, soured cream, blackberry
Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/10305/blackberry-cottage-tart (may not work)