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Recipe Ingredient
- Pate Sablee dough, shaped into a log and chilled (recipe as stated below)
- 177ml of cream cheese, rested until room temperature
- 3/4 cup of packed dark brown sugar
- 6 large egg yolks
- 3/4 cup of pure pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp of fresh ginger, freshly grated
- 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon
- 3 tbsp of brandy
- Granulated sugar, for bruleeing
- Pate Sablee (Tender Tart Dough):
- 1/2 cup and 2 tbsp of unsalted butter, rested until room temperature
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp of icing sugar, sifted
- 1 hard boiled large egg yolk
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups of cake and pastry flour, sifted
- 1/4 tsp of salt
Instructions
- Pate Sablee - Tender Tart Dough: Beat the butter and icing sugar together until a smooth consistency is attained.
- Push the hard boiled egg yolk through a sieve and stir in the raw egg yolk and vanilla.
- Add this to the butter mixture and stir until blended.
- Add the flour and salt to the butter mixture. Stir until blended.
- Shape the dough into a disc and wrap in plastic and chill until firm for about 2 hours.
- Thaw in the fridge before using.
- Note: The dough can be prepared and frozen for up to 3 months.
- Pumpkin Crème Brulee Tart: Unwrap the chilled dough and slice it into 8 pieces.
- On a lightly floured work surface, roll out each piece into a circle that is about 1/4 inch thick.
- Line 8 ungreased 4-inch removable bottom fluted tart shells with a piece of dough, pressing the dough into the shell and trimming away the excess dough.
- Chill the tart shells for 30 minutes or until firm.
- Preheat the oven to 162 degrees Celcius and place the tart shells on a baking tray, dock the bottom of each shell with a fork.
- Bake them for about 18 minutes, until the edges begin to brown a little. Cool the shells before filling.
- For the filling, combine the cream cheese and brown sugar with a blender or immersion blender.
- Add the egg yolks, pumpkin puree, ginger, cinnamon and brandy. Blend them until smooth.
- Pour filling into the cooled tart shells and return to the 162 degrees Celcius oven to bake for about 16 minutes.
- Bake until the filling has set around the edges, but still a little jiggly in the centre.
- Cool the tarts to room temperature for at least 3 hours before chilling.
