Currant Tart

Ingredients

• 200 g Flour
• 140 g cold butter
• 60 g sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 Egg white
• 350 g red currants
• 3 egg yolks
• 70 g powdered sugar
• 200 g whipping cream
• 1 vanilla bean (aroma)
• 1 tbsp Cornstarch

Instructions

1. 1.

   For the dough, combine flour with cold butter in crumbs, add sugar, salt and egg white using a mixer attachment to form crumbs. Quickly knead by hand into a smooth dough. Shape into a ball, wrap in foil and chill for at least 1 hour.

2. 2.

   Preheat oven to 200°C (Oven + fan).

3. 3.

   Rinse the currants, remove stems, wash and pat dry. Whisk egg yolks with powdered sugar, cream, vanilla aroma and cornstarch. Roll out dough on a floured surface and line a 26 cm tart tin. Spread currants over the base and bake for about 10 minutes. Carefully pour the custard over the fruit and bake at 225°C for another 10-15 minutes.

4. 4.

   Remove from oven, allow to cool and dust with powdered sugar before serving.