Scrumptious Sunday #3 - Blueberries July 6, 2008

Blueberry Mascarpone Tart

Ingredients:

1/2 cup (replace half of this amount with honey if you want) sugar
1.5 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup (in room temperature) butter
pinch of ground cinnamon
pinch of salt
16 tbsp mascarpone cheese
4 tbsp or to taste (replace with honey if you want) icing sugar
1 cup frozen blueberries
1-2 tbsp sugar

Directions:

1. Cream the butter and half a cup sugar together.

2. Combine salt, cinnamon and flour together and add the butter mixture. Mix completely until the dough forms.

3. Wrap the dough in plastic and leave in the fridge for an hour.

4. Preheat the oven to 350 F.

5. Onto a lightly floured surface, transfer the dough and roll to the 1/8 inch thickness.

6. Cut 2-3 inches circles and press them into the small tart pans or cupcake pans.

7. Leave the pans in the fridge for 5 min.

8. Bake in the oven for 20 min or until brown. Let them cool down on a wire rack.

9. Meanwhile, into a pan add half a cup blueberry and 1-2 tbsp sugar. Cook on medium heat for 10 min or

until the juice starts to come out.

10. Transfer them into a strainer and force them through the strainer. Let the juice cool down for 15 min.

11. Add the rest of the berries to the juice and combine.

12. For the filling, mix the Mascarpone and icing sugar (or honey) to taste.

13. Fill the shells with Mascarpone filling and pour berries on top. Sprinkle icing sugar over tarts and serve.