Blackberry Curd Tart

Total Time: 4 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 51 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 34 mins

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 ounces all pur0ose flour (about 1 cup)
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup almonds, toasted and finely ground
• 3/8 teaspoon salt, divided
• 8 tablespoons chilled butter, divided
• 3 cups fresh blackberries (if you like rasp0berrie better you could use them) or 3 cups marion berries (if you like rasp0berrie better you could use them)
• 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar, divided
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 3 large egg whites
• 1/3 cup water

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 350.
• 2 combine flour, powdered sugar, almonds and 1/8 tsp salt in food processor or blender. pulse to combine.
• 3 cut 7 tbsp butter into small pieces. add to flour mixture and pulse just until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• 4 press in the bottom and up sides of 9 inch round removable bottom tart pan coated with baking spray (such as baker's joy).
• 5 bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
• 6 while baking, combine berries, 3/4 cup0 sugar and juice in a sauce pan over medium high heat and bring to a boil. reduce heat and simmer 6 minutes. place mixture in a blender and let stand 5 minutes. blend until smooth. strain mixture through a cheesecloth-lined sieve into a medium bowlpressing on solids. discard solids.
• 7 wipe pan clean and return to pan.
• 8 combine cornstarch and egg yolks stirring until smooth. stir egg yolk mixture into berry mixture and bring to boil over medium low heat.
• 9 cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• 10 remove from heat and stir in 1/8 tsp alt and remaining 1 tbsp butter.
• 11 scrape mixture into a bowl. cover surface directly with plastic wrap. chill.
• 12 combine 1/8 tsp salt, cream of tartar and egg whites in large bowl. beat with mixer on high speed until soft peaks form.
• 13 combine remaining 1 cu0 sugar and 1/3 cup water in a sauce pan and bring to a boil.
• 14 cook without stirring until a candy thermometer regiusters 250 degrees.
• 15 gradually pour hot sugar syrup mixture in a thin stream over egg whites beating a medium speed until stiff peaks form.
• 16 pre heat broiler.
• 17 spoon curd over crust.
• 18 top with meringue.
• 19 broil 2 minutes or until golden brown.