Elements:
- Tart
- Filling
- Mascarpone mousse
Equipment:
- Piping bags
- Nozzles
- Metallic food syringe
- Gold leaf
Ingredients for the pastry:
- 225g strong flour
- 150g butter
- 3g salt
- 75g caster sugar
- 1 Lamb
- 1 egg yolk
- Zest of 1 lemon
Ingredients for the frangipane:
- 100g butter
- 100g caster sugar
- 100g ground almonds
- 2 eggs
- A pinch of salt
- Amaretto
Ingredients for the filling:
- 100g raspberries
- 100g white chocolate
- 100g cocoa butter
Method for the pastry:
- Sift the flour, sugar and salt into a mixing bowl. Put the cold butter and lemon zest into the bowl and mix at medium speed until the pastry resembles breadcrumbs.
- Add the egg and yolk and mix until combined. Do not over mix.
- Put the dough in cling film and leave it to cool for at least an hour.
- Remove from the fridge and work the dough with your hands until smooth. Roll out and line the pastry case.
- Bake with baking beans first at a temperature of 175 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes. Remove the beans and bake for another ten minutes.
Method for the frangipane:
- Heat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius.
- Mix the softened butter and sugar in a mixer on medium to high speed before adding the egg.
- Add the ground almonds and the salt.
- Place the mixture in a shallow baking tray lined with greaseproof paper and bake for 30 to 40 minutes.
- Leave to cool before cutting into rings.
- Brush with a good amount of amaretto.
Method for the filling:
- Mix the raspberries and freeze them in a mould.
- Soften the white chocolate and cocoa butter together, then dip in the frozen raspberries.
- Make sure they are fully covered. Leave to thaw.
To finish:
- Whip the mascarpone and pipe it into petals on top of the tart.
- Spray with the metallic food spray and finish with gold leaf.