Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Quick Classic Berry Tart


This Mother's Day we celebrated with a beautiful Berry Tart.  I wouldn't say it was "Quick", but it was quite good and worth the effort.  


I love fresh berries and whatever reason we have to eat more is good by me.  I actually made two tarts, one  for my mother and sister, and one for my husband's mother and grandmother.  We had a fun day filled with family, and church.  The best of it all.  
The way to do this "quick", I believe, is to make the pastry cream and the crust the day before you assemble the tart.  Then assembling is a snap.  I made the pastry cream as directed, and I actually split it between the two tarts.  It was plenty for both.  For glazing, the recipe called for boiled red currant jelly, but I opted for fresh raw honey.  It worked perfectly.


  As you can see I prefer to use a ceramic tart pan vs a metal one.  I usually have good results, but this time the crust seemed to stick.  Maybe I played with it too long?  Next time I will use some parchment paper.  The berries I found were at their perfect ripeness, and the tart was delicious.

Thank you to Cristine for picking the recipe.  It was a perfect accompaniment to our day!  If you would like to see the recipe check her page or look on page 377 in Baking From My Home To Yours, by Dorie Greenspan.   Don't forget to check out the TWD blog roll.  I  hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day!

15 comments:

  1. Beautiful tart. And I see I wasn't the only one using some Blackberries. Love the idea of using honey for the glaze. Will have to try that next time.

    Great job.

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  2. I love your tart,it looks so tasty and pretty in the white dish! Imn glad you liked the recipe!

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  3. Wow, your tart does look lovely and all those fresh berries are delicious! Awesome job!

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  4. your blueberries look so invitingly plump.

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  5. Your tart is gorgeous! Thanks for baking with me!

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  6. Your tart looks gorgeous with the different berries on top! Lucky you, to have this twice! The honey on top sounds like a great alternative to the glaze.

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  7. Your tart looks so good! Lovely berries. Adding honey as a glaze sounds wonderful :-)

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  8. Perfection!! I think I'm going to have to make this again!

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  9. looks beautiful! I love how the fruit is piled on! Yum!

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  10. Your tart looks just like Dorie's except it is still in the pan. Great job! :)

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  11. Ciao ! I love your tarts ! You were so generous !!

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  12. This is gorgeous in the white tart pan! I love how you piled all those gorgeous berries on!

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  13. Looks a gorgeous as the picture in the book! Fabulous. Love the ceramic pan!

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  14. Lovely tart! I should try using honey as glaze too if I were to bake this tart again!

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