Shortbread baskets with gooseberries

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How to Make - Gooseberry Shortcake Tarts

Time: 1 hour 30 min.
Complexity: easily
Quantity: 8 tartlets

Summer is the perfect time for delicious baked goods filled with fresh, juicy berries. One of the most interesting berry combinations is blueberries and gooseberries. Bake amazing shortcrust pastry tartlets with this delicious filling. Chill the dough thoroughly before rolling it out. Form the tartlets into molds and fill them with berries sprinkled with sugar, flour, and a little nutmeg for a magical aroma. Fold the tartlet dough over the sides, leaving a small opening in the center. This will prevent the juicy filling from escaping during baking, and the baked goods will look delicious.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

Tartlets

2 cups premium flour
220 g butter, very chilled, cut into small pieces
1 teaspoon of salt
1 tbsp. sugar
1/4 cup ice water (or as needed)
2 tbsp. sugar
Special equipment: 8 tartlet moulds with a diameter of 7 cm.

Berry filling

2 cups gooseberries, washed and dried, stems removed
4 cups blueberries, washed and dried
Juice of 1 lemon
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
A pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
110 g butter (1 tbsp per tartlet) + extra for greasing the pan
The white of 1 large egg, to grease the tartlets
Finely ground cornmeal, for dusting the pan
Powdered sugar to dust the tartlets

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Knead the dough for the tartletsCombine the flour, butter, salt, and sugar in the bowl of a food processor. Process until the butter is the size of peas. Add ice water a little at a time until the dough comes together. Place the dough on waxed paper and divide in half. Using the ends of the paper, form two balls. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.
Prepare the caramelPlace the sugar in a heavy-bottomed saucepan and heat over low heat until the sugar turns lightly brown. Pour the caramelized sugar into a 25cm (10-inch) aluminum mold or onto a silicone mat to set. Once the caramel has set, break it into 2-4cm (0.8-1.6 inches) pieces. Set aside for later use in the berry casserole.

Prepare the berry fillingIn a large bowl, combine the hulled gooseberries and blueberries. Drizzle with lemon juice. Sprinkle the berries with sugar, flour, and nutmeg (don't mix them, just sprinkle them on top, otherwise they'll become too soft).
Assemble the tartletsTake 8 small tartlet pans, grease the insides with butter, and sprinkle generously with cornmeal. Cut the dough into 8 equal pieces and return 7 of them to the refrigerator (the dough needs to be kept cold). Roll the dough into a 10 cm diameter circle; it should be quite thick. Place the circle of dough into the prepared pan and repeat the same process to fill the 8 pans. Place them on a baking sheet.
Preheat oven to 190°C (375°F). Brush the bottom of the pastry shell with egg white. Carefully scoop floured and sugar-coated berries and arrange them among the pastry-lined tins. Place a piece of caramel on top of the berries. Fold the edges of the pastry into a circle, making sure not to completely enclose the filling in the center. Spread 1 tablespoon (15g) of butter on top of each tartlet. Brush the exposed areas of the pastry with egg white and bake for 45 minutes.
Serve the tartlets sprinkled with powdered sugar.

Author of the recipe - Olga Bravo is a bakery owner and master class teacher.

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recipe / Food processor / Desserts / Cakes

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