BERRY TART WITH GINGER CREAM

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Categories     Berry     Dessert     Bake     Summer     Gourmet

Yield Makes 16 to 24 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 large egg yolks
4 tablespoons water
4 (17 1/4-oz) packages frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed but kept chilled
2 (8-oz) packages cream cheese
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup chopped crystallized ginger (4 oz)
2 pt strawberries (1 lb), hulled, then halved or quartered if large
3/4 cup red currant jelly
4 pt blueberries (2 1/2 lb)
Garnish: confectioners sugar
Special Equipment
parchment paper and a large flat board (at least 20 inches square) for serving

Steps:

  • Prepare and bake pastry in 4 quadrants:
  • Stir together yolks and 2 tablespoons water for egg wash. Put a baking sheet in freezer.
  • Unfold 1 pastry sheet on a 12-inch square of parchment and brush all over with egg wash. Prick entire surface evenly with a fork.
  • Unfold a second pastry sheet on a cutting board and cut out a 1 1/4-inch-wide right-angle strip along 2 adjacent edges with a sharp small knife, reserving remaining square for another use. Place right angle on 1 corner on top of 2 adjacent edges of pricked pastry to form first quadrant of tart. Transfer pastry on parchment to baking sheet in freezer and chill until firm, about 10 minutes.
  • Transfer pastry on parchment from freezer to cutting board and trim a 1/4-inch-wide strip from all 4 edges using tip of small knife and a ruler and cutting all the way through pastry. Make 1/4-inch-long vertical cuts through double layers of edge about 1/2 inch apart (to help sides rise evenly).
  • Return pastry on parchment to baking sheet in freezer and chill until firm but not solid, about 10 minutes more.
  • Preheat oven to 450°F and heat another baking sheet on lowest rack in oven until hot, about 2 minutes.
  • Remove baking sheet from oven and transfer pastry on parchment from freezer to hot sheet. Bake pastry on lowest rack of oven until puffed and deep golden brown (a little darker than usual so double edges are cooked through), 14 to 16 minutes. Transfer pastry on parchment to a rack to cool.
  • Repeat procedure with remaining 3 packages puff pastry to make remaining 3 quadrants of tart.
  • Make ginger cream:
  • Blend cream cheese and granulated sugar in a food processor until sugar is dissolved and mixture is smooth. Add ginger and pulse until finely chopped and mixture is combined well.
  • Prepare fruit and assemble tart:
  • If very puffed, gently flatten inner parts of pastry (single layer) slightly with your palm. Fit quadrants together on flat board to form a giant square tart shell, trimming inside edges of each quadrant slightly with a serrated knife to help quadrants fit together smoothly. "Glue" inner edges together with a little ginger cream, then spread remaining ginger cream evenly over tart, leaving double edges as a border.
  • Arrange strawberries in a decorative pattern over cream. Bring jelly to a boil with remaining 2 tablespoons water, whisking until smooth, then simmer glaze 1 minute. Toss three fourths of glaze with blueberries in a large bowl and spoon blueberries onto tart to cover cream between strawberries, mounding slightly. Brush strawberries with remaining glaze.

Nicky Odensaal
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Overall, this was a good recipe. The tart was easy to make and it tasted delicious.


The Jordanian
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The tart crust was a bit too crumbly for my liking. I think I would have preferred a more solid crust.


Thanks You
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This tart is a bit too sweet for my taste. I think I would have preferred it with less sugar in the filling.


Aqib Javed
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I'm not a big fan of ginger, but I decided to give this recipe a try anyway. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it! The ginger flavor was subtle and didn't overpower the berries.


Rejoice Wilson
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This tart is a bit time-consuming to make, but it's definitely worth it. The end result is a beautiful and delicious tart that will impress your guests.


Utibe Inaki
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I made this tart for my family and they all loved it! The tart was gone in minutes.


Harper Cambron
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I love this recipe! It's so easy to make and it always turns out perfect. The tart is always flaky and the filling is always creamy and delicious.


Sanet George
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This is the best berry tart recipe I've ever tried! The ginger cream is the perfect complement to the berries. I will definitely be making this again.


Robert Ricky
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Overall, this was a good recipe. The tart was easy to make and it tasted delicious. I would definitely recommend it to others.


Tatenda Mjtami
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The tart crust was a bit too crumbly for my liking. I think I would have preferred a more solid crust.


Ikhlas Sahal
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This tart was a bit too sweet for my taste. I think I would have preferred it with less sugar in the filling. Otherwise, it was a good recipe.


paul adler
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I'm not a huge fan of ginger, but I decided to give this recipe a try anyway. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it! The ginger flavor was subtle and didn't overpower the berries. The tart was also very easy to make.


a r i f
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This is my new favorite berry tart recipe! The ginger cream adds a wonderful depth of flavor that really sets it apart from other tarts. I will definitely be making this again and again.


Shujaat Tanoli
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I made this tart for a party and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved the unique flavor of the ginger cream. The tart was also very easy to make, which made it even better.


Amin Mia
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This berry tart with ginger cream was an absolute delight! The combination of sweet berries and creamy ginger was simply divine. The tart crust was perfectly flaky and the filling was smooth and luscious. I highly recommend this recipe to anyone look