Recipes

Blueberry Custard Tart

Plump blueberries prove this fruit’s exceptional flavor atop this creamy custard-filled tart.

A congregation of plump blueberries gets a chance to prove this fruit’s exceptional flavor in its natural, uncooked state. Here the berries sit side by side atop a creamy custard filling a simple pastry shell.

Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

  • CREAM CHEESE CUSTARD
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • 1 ¼ cups milk
  • 1 egg
  • 4 oz cream cheese, cubed
  • 1 ½ tsp vanilla
  • PASTRY
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp ground flaxseeds
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 6 tbsp cold unsalted butter, cubed
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • TOPPINGS
  • 2 cups fresh blueberries
  • Grated zest of 1 large lemon

Directions

  1. Cream Cheese Custard: In a heavy medium saucepan, stir together sugar, cornstarch and salt; whisk in milk and egg until well blended. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture starts to bubble and thicken. Cook 1 minute more. Remove from heat; stir in cream cheese and vanilla until cheese is melted. Transfer to a bowl; place plastic wrap directly on custard surface to prevent skin from forming. Chill 6 to 24 hours.
  2. Pastry: In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, flaxseeds and salt. Cut in butter until evenly distributed. Stir in beaten egg until combined. On a piece of plastic wrap, shape dough into an 8-inch log for a 13½×4½-inch tart pan or a 5-inch round for a 9½-inch round tart pan; wrap and chill at least 30 minutes.
  3. Preheat oven to 350°F. Unwrap chilled dough and place in tart pan. Place plastic wrap over dough to prevent dough from sticking to hands; press dough evenly onto bottom and up sides of tart pan. Prick crust. Place on a baking sheet and bake 18 to 22 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool on wire rack.
  4. To assemble, whisk custard until smooth; spoon custard into tart shell, smoothing evenly. Arrange blueberries over custard. Cover and chill to firm custard, at least 2 hours. Sprinkle with lemon zest before serving.

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