German Obst Torte Fruit Tart Recipes

Steps:

• For pastery: Makes one 9 inch (23 cm) tart shell Preheat oven to 210°C (410°F). Measure flour and set aside. Place a removable-base 9 inch tart tin on a baking sheet. Place all other ingredients - butter through salt - in a medium oven-proof bowl and place bowl in hot oven for 15 mins. Butter will bubble and just start to brown at edges. Remove bowl from oven, dump in flour and stir quickly with a long wooden spoon until dough pulls away from sides of bowl and forms a ball - do not touch bowl with your bare hands. Tip hot dough into the waiting tart pan and spread roughly across the base with a spatula. When cool enough to touch, use your fingers to press and spread evenly into tin and up sides - an off-set spatula is great here to get a really smooth base. Prick all over with fork and refrigerate for 5 mins to firm up slightly. Bake 15 mins until golden. Cool, fill and bake again as required. I highly recommend using it for this Drunken Chocolate Caramel Tart insanity. If using with a no-bake filling, simply bake the crust for a minute or two longer, then cool and fill. A better choice for the pastry: Directions for custard: Prep 15 min Cook 5 min Ready 20 min In a heavy saucepan, stir together the milk or half and half, and 1/4 cup of sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat. In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and egg. Stir together the remaining sugar and cornstarch; then stir them into the egg until smooth. When the milk comes to a boil, drizzle it into the bowl in a thin stream while mixing so that you do not cook the eggs. Return the mixture to the saucepan, and slowly bring to a boil, stirring constantly so the eggs don' t curdle or scorch on the bottom. When the mixture comes to a boil and thickens, remove from the heat. Stir in the butter and vanilla, mixing until the butter is completely blended in. Pour into a heat-proof container and place a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate until chilled before using. Cover with fruit ... in this case, drained canned peach slices and fresh blueberries. See below for other combinations. Other traditional fillings Make as above and finish by covering with a glaze. Or, brush tart with warmed apricot jam, cover with prepared fruit or berries, and spoon glaze over top.

Steps:

• 1. For the crust, use a frozen pie crust, baked; or mix first 4 ingredients well, pour into tart pan and bake at 350 for about 45 minutes or till toothpick/knife comes out clean. Let cool then turn out on platter or a 12 inch cake keeper bottom.
• 2. For glaze, mix well next 3 ingredients and cook till thickened. Let cool to finger touch.
• 3. Wash, drain and cap strawberries [some people say hull]. Slice in half; or leave whole if desired. Arrange in pie crust or on the tart crust.
• 4. When glase is cool enough, pour evenly over the berries. Let cool completely, refrigerate if desired. Left overs should be refrigerated
• 5. NOTE: Any fruit can be used, some you may not find the sugar free gelatins. Use the unflavored one. A nice decorative tart is one where you half bananas length wise and pinwheel on the crust, leaving space between to be filled with strawberries. Then use sugar free strawberry banana gelatin for the glaze. The only mini pie shells I have found are made by Keebler.

Steps:

• To Make Base (Boden):.
• Thoroughly grease a 10 to 11 inch (25 to 28 cm) boden tin. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl beat together butter and sugar til white and creamy; add egg and beat til mixed in thoroughly.
• Sift together flour and baking powder and fold into the butter mixture, adding milk til it holds together in a ball.
• Press dough into a well greased boden torte pan (wet your hands with a little water to keep the dough from sticking to your hands).
• Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until lightly golden.
• Remove from oven. Cool in pan on a rack for 15 minutes, then invert on a cake plate or other large plate.
• Filling:.
• If desired, spread a thin layer of custard (or vanilla pudding or pastry cream) evenly over the cooled boden.
• Fill with a variety of fruit and whipped cream. Use any variety you like or simply canned peach slices or fresh strawberries.
• Glaze:.
• For a simple glaze, melt a little apple jelly or strawberry jam and pour over the fruit.
• -Or- take 1/2 cup of the fruit syrup. Cook it over high heat with 1 Tablespoon of cornstarch dissolved in a little cold water, cook it until it is clear, and the raw cornstarch flavor disappears (approximately 2 minutes). Drizzle evenly over the fruit.
• Chill until ready to serve. This cake is best served within 24 hours.
• Serve with a dollop of fresh whipped cream and you have a lovely little dessert. Quick and easy.

Steps:

• Grease an 8 inch (20cm) raised-based flan tin. Sprinkle over 2 tsp sugar and tilt to coat evenly. Add 1 level tsp flour and coat similarly, knocking out any excess.
• Place the eggs and remaining sugar in a deep bowl and whisk until the mixture is very thick. Sift the flour over the surface of the mixture. Fold in gently with a metal spoon, then turn into the prepared tin and tilt to level the surface.
• Place on a baking sheet and bake in the oven at 180 degrees C for 20-25 minutes until the sponge springs back when pressed lightly. Allow to cool on a wire rack.
• Arrange the sliced fruit in the flan case. Put the strawberry jam and 1 tbsp water in a small saucepan and heat gently together until liquid. Cool a little then brush over the fruit.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In large bowl, beat yolks. Add sugar, softened margarine and yeast. Mix well.
• Add flour, then vanilla and mix well.
• In separate bowl beat egg whites until stiff. Add egg whites to flour mixture - then gradually mix in enough milk to give a soft dropping consistency.
• Grease German flan pan. Add dough to greased pan, spreading evenly with a spatula.
• Bake at 350F degrees for about 20 minutes until tests done with a toothpick.
• Remove from oven. Cool in pan on a rack for 15 minutes, then invert on a cake plate or other large plate.
• Arrange fresh berries or other fresh or canned fruits (kiwi slices, pineapple, gooseberries, apricots, and cherries are nice) on top of the inverted sponge cake (note: you may add a thin custard layer prior to filling with fruit, if you wish). Spread your favorite fruit glaze over the top of the fruit (may use a clear glaze or use strawberry or red currant jelly, or apricot jam). Chill until serving time.
• Serve with dollops of fresh whipped cream, and a cup of coffee. Enjoy!

Steps:

• In a lrg bowl cream butter and blend sugar.
• Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
• Blend in sour cream.
• Sift flour, sift again with baking powder. Slowly add the dry mixture to the batter.
• Add vanilla.
• Pour batter into a well buttered mold 2 1/2 quart or 9 inch tube pan.
• Bake 350 for 70 minutes Check after first hour.
• Sprinkle cooled cake with powdered sugar.

Steps:

• CAKE:.
• Mix flour and sugar.
• Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Add egg yolks; mix to form dough.
• Press dough into bottom and sides of a 10-inch springform pan.
• Dough should come 1 1/2 inches up the sides.
• Bake in a preheated 375°F oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until pastry is firm and light brown.
• FILLING:.
• Drain canned or frozen fruit, reserving juice.
• Crush 1 cup of fresh fruit to make juice.
• Add sugar to fresh fruit and let stand 1/2 hour.
• Drain juice and add water to make 1 cup.
• Mix cornstarch and fruit juice.
• Cook over medium heat until thickened.
• Place whole fruit in baked pastry shell.
• Pour thickened fruit juice over top.
• Chill thoroughly.
• Carefully remove torte from springform pan.
• ALMOND COATING:.
• Beat egg white until foamy.
• Gradually beat in the sugar. beat until stiff peaks are formed.
• Spread the meringue around the outside of the pastry shell.
• Press in the almonds so that they completely cover the sides.
• TOPPING:.
• Gently fold sugar and vanilla into whipped cream.
• Spread over the fruit.
• Garnish with sliced toasted almonds, if desired.