Blueberry Tart

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, chilled and cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 -2 tablespoon ice water
• 2 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 pastry: in your food processor, place the flour, salt, and sugar and process until combined.
• 2 add the butter and process until the mixture resembles coarse meal
• 3 in a small bowl, whisk the egg and vanilla. then gradually pour in a steady stream, with the motor running, through the feed tube until the pastry just holds together when pinched.
• 4 transfer the pastry to an 11 inch fluted tart pan, and press evenly over the bottom and up the sides of the pan.
• 5 cover and place in the refrigerator while you prepare the blueberry topping.
• 6 preheat the oven to 425 degree f (220 degree c).
• 7 in a large bowl combine the sugar and flour.
• 8 add 2 1/2 cups of fresh blueberries and toss to coat.
• 9 remove the chilled pastry from the refrigerator and evenly pour in the blueberry mixture. place the tart pan on a large baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.
• 10 reduce the oven and continue to bake till pastry is golden brown, roughly 30 - 35 minutes.
• 11 remove from oven and place on a wire rack.
• 12 top with the remaining 2 1/2 cups of blueberries, pressing them gently into the hot blueberry filling.
• 13 let the tart cool to room temperature before serving.
• 14 dust with powdered sugar and serve with softly whipped cream or ice cream.