![]() Mine took a little over 10 minutes to reach the perfect consistency. Place on medium heat and whisk (pretty much constantly, with 10 second breaks on and off) until thickened.Add sugar, cornstarch, salt, egg yolks, and milk into the medium saucepan.After 20 minutes, sit tart pan on a cooling rack and let cool while preparing other parts of the tart.Then place the tart in the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Once the tart is formed in the pan, use a fork to prick small holes all over the base of the tart.The dough is delicate, but easy to press and form/combine in the pan. Next, take thin pieces of the flattened dough and form into tart pan using hands.Roll out dough flat using a rolling pin, and flour the top lightly.Flour work surface, and transfer dough to surface.Add in egg mixture and mix until dough combines.Next, add in chopped butter to stand mixer bowl and mix (make sure no large pieces of butter remain – you can use your hands to help break big hunks as well).Add flour, salt, sugar and pine nuts to stand mixer bowl and mix.In a small bowl, mix egg yolk, cold water, pure almond extract and pure vanilla extract.Position heating racks in the middle of the oven.***You can use ANY fruit of your choice/toppings for this step (these are just my Mom’s favorites) to do this) ***You can also substitute another nut or omit this step.Ĩ Tablespoons Cold Unsalted Butter (Chopped into very small pieces)ġ Teaspoon Pure Almond Extract (*Once again, if you don’t have pure almond extract, feel free to use another teaspoon of pure vanilla extract – this will make the custard solely vanilla)ġ Large Container Strawberries, Chopped Up Into Small PiecesĢ Small Containers Blackberries, Chopped Into Small Pieces (If desired) ![]() * Disclaimer – I am including certain brand names of things I use (just because they are personal favorites of mine), but feel free to use whatever brand you like, is the cheapest, is on sale, what you have on hand, etc.*ġ Teaspoon Pure Almond Extract (If you don’t have pure almond extract, feel free to use another teaspoon of pure vanilla extract)ġ and 1/4 Cups Unbleached All-Purpose FlourĨ Tablespoons Pine Nuts, Chopped/Smashed (You can use the rolling pin, meat mallet, food processor, etc. *Optional: Mini Heart Cutter (I have this set) Although it is a few different steps, it really isn’t super complicated and (I assure you) tastes as good as it looks! The perfect surprise for someone special in your life. And this definitely beats the days of running into the grocery store with my Dad and brother trying to scout out a premade dessert to bring home for her. But, from scratch (in my opinion) is always better if you can do it. This year, her request was a fruit tart! She always begs me to keep it simple (and even suggests I buy at least part of it premade). It’s my wonderful Mom’s birthday today! And, per new tradition of the past few years, I ask her what she wants as her birthday dessert.
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