Mini Blueberry Bakewell Tarts
These charming blueberry frangipane tarts feature a buttery pastry crust filled with a sweet homemade blueberry jam and a luscious almond frangipane filling. Topped with a light icing and fresh blueberries, these delicate tarts are sure to impress your family and friends.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 100g/3½oz blueberries
- 1 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 100g/3½oz butter
- 200g/7oz plain flour
- 40g/1½oz icing sugar
- 1 free-range egg
- 55g/2oz butter or margarine
- 55g/2oz caster sugar
- 1 free-range egg
- 40g/1½oz ground almonds
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 85g/3oz icing sugar
- fresh blueberries
Instructions
- For the jam, place all the ingredients in a small saucepan and heat gently until the berries start to burst. Cook for a few minutes until the mixture thickens, then remove from the heat, strain through a sieve and set aside to cool completely.
- For the pastry, rub the butter into the flour in a medium bowl until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs then stir in the sugar. Use a palette knife to cut in the beaten egg then press together to form a ball. Wrap in cling film and chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Grease a 12-hole muffin tin. Unwrap the pastry, place a large sheet of greaseproof paper on top and roll out the pastry to a thickness of 3mm/â in. Use a 5cm/2in round cutter to cut 12 bases for the mini tarts and place one in each hole of the muffin tin. Make the sides by cutting 12 strips 1cm/½in x 18cm/7in from the remaining pastry and gently press around the sides of each hole of the muffin tin. Chill for 15 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/Gas 3.
- For the frangipane, place the ingredients in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth and thoroughly combined.
- Prick the bases of the pastry cases then place half a teaspoon of the jam in each. Top with the frangipane mixture and bake in the oven for about 25 minutes until the frangipane is risen and golden. Cool in the tin for a few minutes then transfer to a wire rack.
- For the topping, mix the icing sugar with a little water to form a thick paste. Spread over the cooled tarts and top each with one or two fresh blueberries.
Cook Time
1H
Prep Time
PT2H
Yield
Makes 12
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