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Almond Berry Tartlets
RIta Anastasiou

Berry Tartlets with Almond Crust

Bartletts made with an almond crust so they are naturally gluten free ?
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Ingredients for the almond crust:
  • 1 1/2 cup almond flour
  • 3 tbsp melted butter
  • 2 tbsp sugar
For the pastry cream:
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 2 cups of milk
  • 1/3 cup cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • Orange zest

Method
 

For the almond crust:
  1. Preheat the oven at 350 F.
  2. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and pat in a muffin tin.
  3. Bake for 10 minutes,till the crust is golden brown.
  4. Set aside to cool down.
For the pastry cream:
  1. Beat the egg yolks well in a bowl
  2. Stir in the milk.
  3. In a small sauce pan,mix sugar,cornstarch and salt.
  4. Gradually stir in a small amount of mix mixture in a medium heat.
  5. Add the orange zest in the end.
  6. Transfer the cream into a bowl and cover it with a plastic food wrap film.
  7. Set it in the fridge to cool completely.
Assemble:
  1. Take the pie crusts, add the cream and the berries on top
  2. Put Tarts in the refrigerator to chill ? until serving
  3. .I used blueberries and strawberries and dusted them with powder sugar.