Tahini, Cured Lemon and fennel seed custard tart
Prep: 30 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes
Medium
Serves 13 people
This custard tart with fennel seeds, tahini and our cured lemon paste is a perfect dinner party dessert. The eggs create a fantastic colour, and the fragrant fennel seeds and cured lemon adds an extra depth of flavour to this Belazu favourite.
Ingredients
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22cm deep, fluted tart case
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400g short crust pastry, rolled 1 cm thick
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For the filling
Method
- Step 0: Heat the oven to 170C. Line the tart tin with the pastry and use a fork to prick holes in the base. Bake blind by covering with baking parchment and baking beans and bake for 15 - 20 minutes.
- Step 1: Remove the parchment and beans and return to the oven, turning the temperature down to 150C. If any cracks appear, use some spare pastry to patch them. Bake for a further 10 - 15 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown all over. Take out and allow to cool on a wire rack.
- Step 2: Put the cream and the fennel seeds in a pan and bring them up to a boil on a medium heat, stirring frequently, to avoid the bottom burning. Turn the heat off and allow to infuse for 30 minutes, then pass through a sieve into a new pan, discarding the fennel seeds.
- Step 3: Set the oven to 130C. Put the tahini in a large jug. Combine the egg yolks and sugar in a bowl and whisk till the volume increases by one third. Warm the cream again, then slowly add whisk into the egg mixture. Return this mixture to the pan and cook on a low heat, stirring with a spatula constantly, until the mixture thickens enough that you can draw a line across the back of the spatula. Decant into the jug with the tahini and stir thoroughly but not vigorously. Add the Cured Lemon paste and mix.
- Step 4: Put the tart shell on a tray and place it in the oven. Carefully pour the custard mixture into the tart shell whilst it is on the oven shelf or rack. Bake for 15 -20 minutes and then check to see if it’s ready by giving the tart a little shake. You want it to be set but still to have some wobble. If ready, take out and allow to cool before serving. If not, cook for another 5 minutes, then check again.
