Winter

Italian Sweet Cream Citrus Tart

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March 12, 2011
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Italian Sweet Cream Citrus Tart
  • Serves 6-8
Author Notes

After hearing about the contest I chose to highlight citrus as the key ingredient. As a lover of italian pastries I looked to a variation on cannoli cream as the custard and used a local jam to make the glaze. —eastendhomearts

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • Shortbread Crust
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1/2 pound butter
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • Italian Sweet Cream filling and Fruit topping
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup ricotta cream
  • 2 tablespoons almond honey
  • 3 oranges
  • 1/2 pineapple
  • 2 tablespoons Really Good Apricot Jam
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1-2 tablespoons water
Directions
  1. Shortbread Crust
  2. With a mixer and the paddle attachment, mix the butter sugar and flour
  3. add the egg yolk and mix till combined
  4. add just enough of the 1/4 cup of water for the dough to come together
  5. roll out the dough to 1/2 in thick, place in tart pan
  6. prick dough with fork and place in oven 350 degreees for 15 min and 325 for 7 min
  1. Italian Sweet Cream filling and Fruit topping
  2. In a mixer with the whisk attachment add a bit of the heavy cream and ricotta and stir to combine
  3. Add honey and increase speed to medium high
  4. Add the rest of the heavy cream and whip till like a whip cream approximately 3-5 minutes
  5. Add 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  6. Place cream on cooled shortbread crust
  7. Remove rind of orange by cutting it off and removing the pith. Cut into slices horizontally
  8. Remove rind of pineapple and cut into slices
  9. Place fruit on tart by alternating layers of pineapple and orange
  10. Mix together honey and apricot jam and water and place in microwave for 15 seconds . Stir to combine and pour over the tart
  11. Serve and Enjoy
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gingerroot
gingerroot March 16, 2011
This looks and sounds lovely!