Scarlett WBlueberry Cheese Tart
October 30th 2007 10:45
Blueberry Cheese Tart
About blueberries
Blueberries are flowering plants. They are shrubs varying in size from 10cm tall to 4m tall; the smaller species are known as “lowbush blueberries”, and the larger species as “highbush blueberries”. The leaves can be either deciduous or evergreen, ovate to lanceolate. The flowers are bell-shaped, white, pale pink or red, sometimes tinged greenish.
Although blueberries are native to North America, they are now grown also in Australia, New Zealand and South American countries, and are air-shipped as fresh produce to markets around the world. Blueberries are one of few human foods naturally coloured blue.
Beginning in 2005, blueberries have been discussed among a category of functional foods called superfruits having the favourable combination of nutrient richness, antioxidant strength and versatility for manufacturing novel consumer products.
INGREDIENTS
Makes one 7-inch round tart
2 shortcrust pastry
1 egg
For the filling
250 gm cream cheese
90 gm granulated sugar
2 eggs
¼ teaspoon vanilla essence
¾ can blueberries
1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2. To make the filling, beat the cream cheese until smooth, then beat in the eggs and sugar, beating well after the addition.
3. Add in the vanilla essence, stir well.
4. For the tart pastry. Divide pastry into two portions.
5. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface and use it to line a 18-cm / 7-inch pie plate or loose-based flan tin. Take care to push the pastry well into the edges and make a 1-cm rim around the top edge. With a rolling pin, roll off the excess pastry to neaten the edge. Fill the pastry case with the cheese mixture and place the blueberries on top.
6. Roll out another pastry and cut it into 1½-cm strips. Arrange the strips I a lattice over the top of the filling, wet the joints and press them together well. Make a design on the rim. Brush with the egg.
7. Bake for about 1 hour until golden brown. Serve the tart warm or at room temperature.
**From “Desserts by Winnie” and “Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia”**
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