RED CURRANT AND LEMON TARTLETS

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Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Pie & Tarts Recipes

Yield Makes ten 3 1/2-inch tarts

Number Of Ingredients 7

All-purpose flour, for work surface
Pate Sucree for Individual Peach Tarts
Lemon Curd for Red Currant and Lemon Tartlet
Red Currant Curd
Swiss Meringue for Red Currant and Lemon Tartlets
Raspberry Sauce
Pomegranate seeds, for garnish

Steps:

  • On a lightly floured surface, roll out pastry 1/8 inch thick. Cut into 10 rounds with a 4-inch cutter. Fit into 3 1/2-inch round tart pans. Using scissors or a sharp paring knife, trim pastry even with edge of tart pans. Transfer to refrigerator to chill for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prick pastry all over with the tines of a fork. Line pastry with parchment rounds; fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake until pastry begins to color around the edges 15 to 20 minutes. Remove the parchment paper and weights, and continue to bake just until the pastry dries out and turns golden, 10 to 20 minutes more. Cool completely on a wire rack before filling.
  • Fill half of each tart shell with lemon curd, and the other side with currant curd. Smooth the top flush with edge of tart shell.
  • Pipe meringue onto tarts using a 3/8-inch star tip to completely cover. Preheat broiler. Place tarts under broiler and broil until golden brown, alternatively, you can use a hand-held propane torch.
  • Place each tart on a serving plate. Serve with raspberry sauce, and garnish with a few pomegranate seeds.

Tony Tobachiba Yerevick
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These tartlets are beautiful and delicious! I'll definitely be making them again.


Kuti Okiki
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I'm not a huge fan of red currants, but I thought I'd give these tartlets a try. I'm glad I did! The tartness of the currants was perfectly balanced by the sweetness of the lemon.


Lacie Matthias
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These tartlets are a bit time-consuming to make, but they're worth the effort. They're absolutely delicious.


Marjorie Mostert
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I love these tartlets! They're the perfect summer dessert.


Glenn Mcquillan
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These tartlets were easy to make and turned out beautifully. The filling was perfectly tart and the crust was flaky and delicious.


Tera Ghum
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I made these tartlets for a bake sale and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them.


Gayle Johnson
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These tartlets were amazing! The crust was flaky and the filling was creamy and tart. I will definitely be making these again.


willys wonderland yeet
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The tartlets were delicious, but the crust was a bit too crumbly for my taste.


Monique Candelaria
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These were a bit too tart for me, but my husband loved them. He said they were the best tartlets he's ever had.


Ridoy Khondukar
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I've made these tartlets several times now, and they're always a crowd-pleaser. They're the perfect balance of sweet and tart, and the crust is flaky and delicious.


Sibghatullah Zafarzai
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Easy to make and delicious! I used fresh red currants from my garden, and they were perfect. The tartlets were a bit tart for my taste, but my guests loved them.


David Grecu
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These tartlets were a hit at my dinner party! The combination of sweet and tart was perfect, and the lemon added a lovely freshness. I will definitely be making these again.