Browsing: Tarts

Raspberry and Rice Pudding Tart

In the past, raspberries would usually be cooked by themselves in raspberry tarts, but the addition of a thick and creamy rice pudding topping complements the raspberries well. For some,…

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Strawberry and Verjuice Custard Tart

The term ‘strawberry’ is variously described as reflecting the straying habit of the plant or as coming from the practice of laying straw underneath the fruit to keep it off…

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Grandmother’s Tart

The British pine tree has been a source of pine nuts in cooking dating back to the Middle Ages and the Romans used pine nuts in both sweet and savoury…

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Oatmeal, Apple and Syrup Tart

This a -wartime (1939-45) recipe based on one from a book of country recipes in the Farmers Weekly of 1946. Farmers’ wives were invited to send in their recipes, many…

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Pickled Walnut Tart

A woman, a steak and a walnut tree, the more you beat ’em, the better they be.’ This is a Victorian tart recipe, reflecting a long history of reverence for…

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