DIY Mini Fruit Tarts Recipe
Source: littlemamacooks.com
Ingredients
- All-Purpose Flour: The structural backbone of our tart shells, providing a tende
- Almond Flour : Adds a lovely nutty flavour and tender texture to the crust. If o
- Powdered Sugar : Dissolves easily, contributing to a fine, delicate crumb and sw
- teaspoon Salt: Enhances all the other flavours, balancing the sweetness
- Unsalted Butter, cold and cubed: Crucial for creating a flaky, tender crust. Kee
- Large Egg Yolk: Adds richness, colour, and helps bind the dough
- tablespoons Ice Water: Used sparingly to bring the dough together if needed
- Whole Milk: The base of our creamy filling. Whole milk provides the best richnes
- Granulated Sugar, divided: Sweetens the cream; part is whisked with yolks, part
- Cornstarch: The primary thickening agent for a smooth, stable pastry cream
- of Salt: Balances the sweetness and enhances the vanilla flavour
- Large Egg Yolks: Provide richness, colour, and contribute to the thickening of t
- teaspoon Vanilla Extract or 1 Vanilla Bean, split and scraped: Infuses the cream
- tablespoons Unsalted Butter, softened: Whisked in at the end for extra smoothnes
- Mixed Fresh Berries and Fruits: Think strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, ki
- tablespoons Apricot Jam or Redcurrant Jelly : Provides a beautiful sheen and hel
- teaspoon Water : To thin the jam slightly for easier brushing