Tartlets with vanilla cream and fresh berries
Ingredients
Pie crust
300 g plain flour or almond flour
120 g Dansukker Icing Sugar
125 g butter, chopped into pieces
Zest of 1 untreated lemon
1 egg yolk
4-6 tbsp ice cold water
Vanilla cream
500 ml milk
1 tsp Dansukker Vanilla Sugar
1 tsp vanilla powder
90 g Dansukker Granulated Sugar
6 egg yolks
3 tbsp cornflour
50 g softened butter
Fresh berries and Dansukker Icing Sugar for decoration
Instructions
Pie crust
Work the flour, sugar and butter into a crumbly dough. Add the lemon zest.
Fold in the egg yolk.
Add the water a tablespoon at a time until the mixture turns into a smooth dough.
Roll into a ball and leave to rest in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
Pre-heat the oven to 200 °C.
Roll or press the pie dough into moulds with a removable base or almond moulds.
Bake them in the oven for 10-12 minutes.
Leave to cool and then carefully remove the pie crusts from the moulds. NB: The crust will be more brittle if you used almond flour.
Fill the tartlets with vanilla cream and decorate with berries and icing sugar.
Vanilla cream
Bring the milk to the boil and fold in the vanilla sugar and vanilla powder.
Beat the granulated sugar, egg yolks and cornflour until fluffy. Continue beating the mixture as you pour in the hot milk.
Pour the mixture back into the pan and heat gently, continuing to stir until it starts to thicken. Take the vanilla cream off the heat and pour into a bowl. Add the butter and stir until completely melted.
Cover and refrigerate until chilled.
Would you like more information about Nordic Sugar and our products and services?
Jam and marmalade with the flavours of summer
Capture the flavours of summer fruits and berries, and check out our delicious recipes for jam and marmalade. Perfect on bread at breakfast, in yogurt or with a pancake buffet. Dansukker Jam Sugar makes it even easier to enjoy your home-made jams and marmalades.
Bake with summer berries
Bake with the summer's berries and take homemade goodies to your next party. A pie or cake filled with fresh, tangy berries goes perfectly with afternoon coffee. Make the most of the summer berries and celebrate the holidays!
Summer juices
Take the opportunity to make juice in the summer and store away your favourite berries and fruits in bottles! Making juice is much easier than you think - see below for inspiration and our delicious recipes. The juice can be served immediately or stored for those long winter nights. Store cold or in the freezer.
Blueberries – the best berry in the forest
Blueberries are definitely the best berry in the forest. Blueberry season tends to start in July and can extend into autumn. Pick the blueberries in the forest and use in pies, jam or cordial.
Heavenly raspberries
Sweet raspberries are perfect for cakes and desserts, and are just as much a taste of summer as strawberries. We can grow raspberries in our gardens and pick wild ones out in the forests. Use raspberries to make everything from pies to raspberry curd.
Summer drinks
Offer summer drinks at your outdoor parties or celebrate in peace and quiet at home. Here you can find refreshing summer drinks for all tastes as well as alcohol-free drinks. Why not try a Bubbly Sangria or a Rhubarb Margarita?