Best Redcurrant Tart Recipes

REDCURRANT & ALMOND TART

Steps:

• Pulse together flour, sugar and butter in a food processor.
• Whisk together egg yolks and water, pour inn i food processor, pulse all together.
• Butter the tart pan and press dough evenly onto bottom and up sides of tart pan and prick the dough.
• Chill crust until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Strip redcurrants from stalks, wash and drain.
• Beat the egg whites until stiff then beat in the sugar and cornstarch.
• Stir in 7 tbsp ground almonds and fold redcurrants into the filling.
• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.
• Bake the crust in middle of oven until center and edges are golden, for about 15 minutes.
• Scatter the crust with almonds and pour inn redcurrant filling.
• Heat oven to 150C and bake the tart in middle of oven for about 50 minutes.
• Allow to cool then dredge with icing sugar before serving.

REDCURRANT TART

Steps:

• Pre-cook two of the egg yolks in boiling water and allow to cool.
• Work the flour, margarine, sugar, pre-boiled yolks and remaining three yolks into a thick pastry mass.
• Turn into a greased, floured flan tin and bake slowly, 160C / fan140C / gas 3, for 45 to 60 minutes. Allow to cool fully
• Fill the cooled base with the red currants.
• Beat the egg whites into a stiff foam and gently fold in the sugar. Spread the meringue mix over the red currants and bake at 200C / fan 180C / gas 6 until the peaks are browned. Then serve.