Tuesday, May 11, 2010

TWD- Quick Classic Berry Tart


Fresh fruit tarts are one of my all-time favorite desserts so I jumped at the chance to make this! Two weekends ago we had Hasler siblings in town from all over the country to celebrate blessing baby Rosie and baby Eli. At our gathering on Saturday night, I brought Dorie's Quick Classic Berry Tart. It was a huge hit!

I think the title is a bit misleading because I certainly wouldn't call this a quick dessert. I used Dorie's sweet tart dough for the crust and received many compliments as to the flavor and texture of it. Pastry cream comes together quickly, but then has to cool down before the tart can be assembled. Once you have all the parts prepared, it is easy to put them all together and serve. So I guess in that respect it could be considered quick.

I chose to top it with strawberries and blackberries. There is something just perfect about the combination of a crisp, sugary crust, smooth pastry cream and fresh, sweet berries. There wasn't any left when we went home. It was that good. The kids wanted some but I had dubbed this a dessert for the adults. I'm sure the kids would have gobbled it up and loved it, but they wouldn't have appreciated it the way the adults did.

This is a recipe I am sure to make time and time again. It is that good. If you're interested in the complete recipe, check out Cooking With Cristine.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Your tart is absolutely gorgeous! Great job!

Cristine said...

Your tart looks beautiful! Thanks for baking with me!

The Bake More said...

So pretty.

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The Mortensens said...

Your tart looks picture perfect! I loved this one too. :)

Sihan said...

looks picture perfect. Nice choice going with the blackberries.

Tia said...

nice pic with the sunlight glow on the tart.

wildthayn said...

Nice job Whit!! And it was absolutely delicious!!! Mmmmm.....

natalia said...

Ciao ! How lovely your tart looks I'm sure it was a super hit !!

April said...

this was so good. thanks for bringing it over!

Flourchild said...

Your berries look perfect! Im glad you found a winner!