Morello Cherry Tart recipe
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If morello cherries are unavailable, bitter or well-flavoured dark cherries will do.
ingredients
150 g (6 oz) plain flour, sifted
pinch salt
65 g (2 1/2 oz) butter, cut in pieces
10 g (2 tsp) caster sugar
1 egg yolk
50 ml (2 fl oz) sour cream
20 g (2 tbsp) toasted breadcrumbs
675 g (1 1/2 lb) fresh or bottled morello cherries
75 g (3 oz) walnuts, ground
5 g (1 tsp) lemon zest, grated
25 g (1 oz) vanilla sugar
50 g (2 oz) caster sugar
1 egg white, lightly beaten
30 g (2 tbsp) walnuts, chopped
pinch salt
65 g (2 1/2 oz) butter, cut in pieces
10 g (2 tsp) caster sugar
1 egg yolk
50 ml (2 fl oz) sour cream
20 g (2 tbsp) toasted breadcrumbs
675 g (1 1/2 lb) fresh or bottled morello cherries
75 g (3 oz) walnuts, ground
5 g (1 tsp) lemon zest, grated
25 g (1 oz) vanilla sugar
50 g (2 oz) caster sugar
1 egg white, lightly beaten
30 g (2 tbsp) walnuts, chopped
method
1. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl, drop in the butter pieces and blend to a crumb texture.
2. Mix in the sugar. Add the egg yolk and enough sour cream to make a firm paste.
3. Knead well, divide in two and wrap in plastic film. Chill.
4. Roll out each piece large enough to fit a 24 cm (9 1/2 in) spring-form tin.
5. Line the base and sides of the tin with silicone paper, grease well and lay a sheet of pastry on the bottom; scatter over half the breadcrumbs.
6. Wash and dry the cherries and remove the stones. If using bottled fruit, drain well and dry on paper towels. Mix the fruit in a bowl with the ground walnuts, lemon zest and vanilla sugar, and spread the mixture on the breadcrumb base in the tin.
7. Sprinkle with the rest of the breadcrumbs and the caster sugar and cover with the remaining piece of pastry. Brush with egg white and scatter the chopped walnuts all over the top. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) Gas 4 for an hour until slightly coloured.
8. Serve either warm or cold, with whipped cream on the side.
2. Mix in the sugar. Add the egg yolk and enough sour cream to make a firm paste.
3. Knead well, divide in two and wrap in plastic film. Chill.
4. Roll out each piece large enough to fit a 24 cm (9 1/2 in) spring-form tin.
5. Line the base and sides of the tin with silicone paper, grease well and lay a sheet of pastry on the bottom; scatter over half the breadcrumbs.
6. Wash and dry the cherries and remove the stones. If using bottled fruit, drain well and dry on paper towels. Mix the fruit in a bowl with the ground walnuts, lemon zest and vanilla sugar, and spread the mixture on the breadcrumb base in the tin.
7. Sprinkle with the rest of the breadcrumbs and the caster sugar and cover with the remaining piece of pastry. Brush with egg white and scatter the chopped walnuts all over the top. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) Gas 4 for an hour until slightly coloured.
8. Serve either warm or cold, with whipped cream on the side.
serving amount
serves 6
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