Cooking with Castroverde: Fruit Tart
Ingredients
Crust:
- 1 stick of butter
- 1 tbsp of oil (I used canola)
- 3 tbsp of water
- 1 tbsp of sugar
- ⅛ tsp of salt (AKA a pinch)
- 1 ½ cups of flour
Creme Fraiche:
- 1 tsp of buttermilk
- 1 cup of heavy cream
Fruits:
- Kiwi
- Blueberry
- Raspberry
- Strawberry
- Blackberry
You will also need:
- A pie pan
- 1 cup of sugar
- Hand mixer or a stand mixer or a whisk
- Mason jar
- Knife
- Cutting board
Directions
Creme Fraiche:
- Put the buttermilk and heavy cream in a mason jar and shake it.
- Leave the jar in a warm area like in an oven or by a sunny window for 8 – 24 hours.
- After the hours are up, put the creamy liquid into a bowl. Grab your electric mixer or your stand mixer and mix the creamy liquid on medium speed for 5 minutes. Add sugar. To know when done, the liquid has turned into a whipped cream. If you gone to far, you would have chunks in a white liquid (you have made sweet butter).
Crust:
- Preheat your oven to 410 degree fahrenheit.
- In the oven safe bowl, add the butter, oil, water, sugar, and salt. Place the bowl into the oven for 15 minutes or when the mixture browns on the sides.
- After 15 minutes, take out the bowl slowly. It will be very hot and it sometimes spews so be very careful.
- Add the flour to the mixture and stir quickly. You will know when everything is combined when a ball is formed and it does not stick on the sides.
- Add the ball to a pie pan, preferably a pan that has a removable bottom.
- Once it is fully cooled, push the ball to fit the pan. Grab a fork and stab the bottom of the pan. This will help air bubbles escape.
- Place the pan in the oven for 15 minutes or once is golden brown.
- Once done, let it sit until you are ready at least 10 minutes.
Getting your tart together:
- Pour your creme fraiche in the pie crust. Spread it evenly
- Prepare your fruit by cutting them in thin slices and placing them on the tart to your pleasing