Easy Blueberry Tarts
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I’ve been baking every Sunday evening—something I committed to doing as a New Year’s Resolution, to better my baking skills as well as encourage myself to take some quiet time and do a mindless activity. So far, it has been a very fulfilling endeavor and my family has been pretty appreciative too—they love sweets! It also encourages us to think of Sunday as a special day and to have a sit-down meal before our homemade dessert. Sunday used to be a day of anxiety for me, but now it’s a day of relaxation and purpose. I have to plan out what I’m making and gather the ingredients. It’s all part of a purposeful experience.
The past few weeks, I’ve been mastering my tart game. This past Sunday, I decided to make blueberry tarts similar to the apple tarts you can buy at McDonald’s. I wanted to share the recipe with you because I think it’s an easy treat you can make for yourself or your friends and family.
Tarts and pies have a simple base and once you get it down you can fill the crusts with anything your heart desires.
Get out your electric mixer or food processor and combine your dry ingredients (flour, sugar, and salt). Mix these ingredients.
Take the butter and add it into the flour mixture in small chunks, mixing as you add.
After you’ve added all the butter, continue mixing until the butter chunks are smaller than a pea.
Now start adding your ice water (without the ice!) by the tablespoon. Mixing as you add. Start with 4 tablespoons. After that add one tablespoon at a time. Pay close attention—you’ll know when to stop when the dough just barely holds together. (I usually add around 8, but add as much as you need.)
After you have your dough, coat it lightly in flour and wrap it up in plastic wrap. Let it rest in the refrigerator for 45 mins.
When the 45 mins are up, roll it out on a floured cutting board or flat surface in any shape you want.
For this recipe, I rolled my dough out and used a pizza cutter to make a rectangle shape. I then used that one piece as a model for 15 other pieces (for a total of 16 rectangles, equaling 8 tarts.) Once you have your 16 rectangles, place around 1-2 tablespoons of berry sauce on the bottom rectangle. I used a can of blueberry filling, but you can use any canned filling (or make your own blueberry filling).
You want to make sure that your tarts aren’t too overstuffed, so as you lay the top piece of dough on, the filling should not be coming out of the sides. Use a fork to mash the top and bottom dough edges together, making a pocket. Lastly, get a knife and score the top, so that the pastry can vent. The last step is to preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and brush the tops of the pastries with milk or egg wash (which is just an egg mixed with a tablespoon of water). Bake for 25 minutes and serve with some ice cream! It should look like this:
My family ate them all in one night! So, if that doesn’t tell you how good they are, I don’t know what will. Let me know if you decide to make them as well as any other easy dessert recipes in the comments! I hope you’re having a wonderful Wednesday!
