What better season to prepare a soft fruit tart?? I love soft tarts. As a base, I used my super-tested Soft Tart Base recipe, but with margarine instead of butter. To fill it, I used Lemon Custard. Delicious, try it and it will conquer you at the first slice.

I’m also leaving you other ideas if you also love fruit desserts.

  • Difficulty: Very Easy
  • Cost: Economical
  • Rest time: 30 Minutes
  • Preparation time: 10 Minutes
  • Portions: 16
  • Cooking methods: Oven
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Seasonality: All Seasons

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 2.8 oz vegetable margarine
  • 3/8 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 lemon (zest)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 lemon (zest)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup cornstarch
  • 2 cups milk
  • to taste fresh fruit of choice
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp cornstarch

Tools

  • Stand Mixer
  • Tart Mold
  • Spatula
  • Saucepan
  • Brush silicone

Steps

  • The first thing to prepare is the custard, which needs to be cold for use. Put the eggs in a saucepan with the sugar and mix well.

  • Separately, heat the milk with the lemon zest.

  • Add the cornstarch to the eggs and continue mixing until there are no lumps.

  • Add the hot milk and bring to the heat while stirring.

  • Stir until the custard thickens, boil for about 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl, remove the lemon zest, cover with cling film in contact, and let cool.

  • In the stand mixer’s bowl, pour in the sugar and margarine and whisk for a few minutes. Add the eggs, continuing to whisk.

  • Add the sifted flour with the baking powder and whisk for another 2 minutes. Then gradually add the milk.

  • Finally, add the lemon zest and mix well with the spatula.

  • Transfer the mixture into the buttered and floured mold and bake at 350°F for about 30 minutes.

  • When the base is baked, turn it onto a serving plate and let it cool. Once cold, moisten the surface with some fruit juice (I used the juice from the canned fruit I used for the decoration). Add the cold custard and fresh fruit of choice.

  • To finish our tart, prepare the gelatin, which will make everything shinier and prevent our fruit from turning black.

    Put the sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan and mix, add the water and bring to a boil. Boil for 3 minutes, turn off the heat, and let it sit for 1 minute.

  • Use a brush to glaze the surface of our tart and let it rest in the fridge for a couple of hours.

  • More ideas.

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Hello, my name is Daniela and I am 47 years old. One of my greatest passions is cooking; I love eating and I love cooking. Here you will find the recipes I serve at the table every day for my family, easy recipes explained step by step. If you want to follow me, I would be delighted❤️

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