Bruleed Blackcurrant Tart

A sweet pastry case filled with blackcurrants and a kirsch custard, finished with a crackly caramelised sugar top.

Serves8
Prep30 minutes
Cook50 minutes
Oven180°C, gas 4
SourceTamasin Day-Lewis
  • french
  • blackcurrants
  • tart

Ingredients

8
Serves 8

Pastry

Filling

Method

  1. Make the pastry: rub the into the , stir in the and bind with the and a little cold water if needed. Roll out and line a 20cm flan tin.
  2. Chill in the fridge for half an hour then bake blind for 20 minutes covering with foil for half the time.
  3. Put the in a saucepan with 2 tablespoons of water and a pinch of , and simmer very briefly. Sweeten to taste with .
  4. In a bowl, beat together the , , and (or cassis). Add a pinch of sugar to taste.
  5. Pour a layer of into the pastry case, then pour over the mixture.
  6. Return to the oven for 30 minutes until just firm in the centre. Leave to cool.
  7. Just before serving, strew a thin layer of (about 3 tablespoons) over the tart.
  8. Protect the pastry edges with a strip of foil and put under a hot grill until the sugar caramelizes.