Tart Pastry

Making tart pastry needs to be simple and easy. To me, a tart is about the shortness of the crust and the richness of the filling. I used my pastry for a curd tart.

Tart Pastry For My Mandarin Curd Tart
Mandarin Curd Tart
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It used to be that getting a Visa was simple. You filled in the forms, printed a forest of documents and went to the Embassy. But then 9/11 happened and that became a security issue. Visa Handling Companies stepped in, charging the applicant a fee, making it a no cost solution for the country. As soon as I got back from Johannesburg I tried to make a booking with VFS for our Dutch Visa, but their site had issues. First it was down for maintenance and then it developed a hiccough. Also, the Dutch Government were restricting the number of Visas granted each day. So if you were trying to make a booking and someone else got your time slot, the site returned an error. This meant clearing the cache and trying again. Eventually in frustration I gave up. A new plan had to be formulated, and quickly.

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Once the new plan was in place and an appointment for our Visa had been secured I felt a little more confident. We arrived early for our appointment and were seen together and off our passports went. With a 15 working day lead time we had cut it fine. Our passports would be returned to us the day we flew. But, the first appointment I could get was for that specific day. And it turned out to be fortuitous. Two days prior tourism rules changed for South Africans. We didn’t  need a motivation, but still I provided one just to be sure. Within 48 hours my Visa had been granted, albeit for 2 weeks.  For some reason, Dave’s took longer and lasts until the day after we come back from overseas in January. So I shall have to go through all of this again later this month.

Mandarin Curd Tart
Mandarin Curd Tart

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Tart Pastry

This pastry is perfect for set tarts
Recipe Category: Baking
Makes enough for: 1 batch pastry
All Rights Reserved: An original recipe from Lavender and Lime

Ingredients

  • 125 g softened, salted butter
  • 100 g fructose
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 240 g flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 10 mls baking powder

Method

  • Place the butter and fructose into a stand mixer bowl and cream until light and fluffy
  • Add the egg and beat well
  • Place the flour and baking powder into a mixing bowl and mix to combine
  • Add to the stand mixer bowl, a couple of tablespoons at a time and mix until a sticky dough forms
  • Tip out onto a well floured sheet of baking paper, flour the top, cover with the baking paper and place into the fridge for 30 minutes
  • Remove from the fridge and roll between two pieces of baking paper until 5mm thick
  • Spray the pie tin with cooking spray, line the bottom then place the dough into the tin
  • Place the tin into the fridge while you preheat the oven to 180° Celsius
  • Dock the bottom of the pastry then line with baking paper and baking beans
  • Place into the oven and blind bake for 15 minutes
  • Remove from the oven, remove the baking beans and baking paper and place back into the oven for 10 minutes
  • Remove from the oven, trim the pastry and leave to cool completely in the tin
  • Remove from the tin and fill with your desired filling
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