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Sablé Breton tart with a slice taken out of it.
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Sable Breton Fruit Tart

A multipart tart recipe featuring a sable base, pistachio creme, and lovely seasonal fruits.
Prep Time2 hours
Cook Time1 hour 25 minutes
Total Time3 hours 25 minutes
Course: Dessert Recipes
Cuisine: GBBO Inspired
Servings: 8 pieces
Calories: 689kcal
Author: Laura

Ingredients

Meringues

  • 1 egg white
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/2 cup sugar

Sablé Base

  • 8 1/2 TBSP butter softened
  • 4 egg yolks room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tps fleur de sel I used kosher salt

Creme Mousseline

  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 TBSP vanilla extract
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 7 TBSP soft butter
  • 4 1/2 TBSP flour

Pistachio Paste

  • 2/3 cup shelled pistachios
  • 2 tsp light flavored oil I use light olive
  • *optional* add a dab of gel food color if you need to make your pistachios MORE GREEN don't over do it like I did!

Raspberry Jam layer and glaze

  • 1 cup raspberry jam
  • 3 TBSP water

Chocolate Shards

  • 3 TBSP chopped chocolate

Toppings

  • 10-12 large strawberries
  • 1/2 pint of fresh raspberries
  • edible glitter

Instructions

  • Make the Meringues, preheat the oven to 225˚
  • in a small clean bowl slowing start mixing the egg white and the pinch of salt, as the mixture gets thicker begin put the mixer on medium as it gets thick you can move it up to high
  • once it's thick slowly add a little sugar at a time, and beat well between each addition, you want ALL the sugar dissolved in the meringue, if it stays gritty it will not whip up to glossy stiff peaks
  • once all the sugar is in and dissolved put the meringue in a piping bag fitted with a star tip, ANY star or flow tip will do
  • lay a sheet of parchment on a baking sheet, pipe small meringue kisses all over the sheet, they won't spread so you can make them close together
  • once you've piped them out, bake them for 45 minutes in the warmed oven
  • meanwhile make your sablé base, beat the butter on medium with the paddle in a stand mixer for 2-3 minutes or until it's light and fluffy
  • meanwhile stir the egg yolks and sugar together until it's thickened up, set aside
  • stir the flour, salt, and baking powder together
  • use a wooden spoon to beat the butter into the egg yolk mix until thoroughly combined, stir in the flour mix until the dough comes together
  • wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour
  • Bake the sablé tart crust preheat the oven to 350˚, butter an 8 inch round cake tin, press the mixture in the bottom of the pan even, bake 20-25 minutes, just until it's set
  • once baked cool on a baking rack for 5 minutes and then carefully remove from the pan
  • make the Creme Mousseline, warm the milk and vanilla until it JUST about boils
  • meanwhile, beat the egg yolks and sugar together
  • sift the flour over the eggs and stir to combine
  • when the milk is just about to boil pour it over the egg mix in the bowl and whisk until smooth
  • return the mix to the saucepan, cook, and stir until it's smooth and thick, switch to a wooden spoon once it's hard to whisk
  • once it's thick scrape it into a bowl and let it rest until it's the same temperature as the soft butter
  • make the pistachio paste, grind the pistachios together with the oil to make a thick paste, you can add a dab of food color to make the pistachios more green, do not over tint them or they'll look like mine! set aside
  • when the creme mousseline is room temp put it in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, slowly whisk in the butter until the butter is incorporated well
  • fold in the pistachio paste and put in a pastry bag with a round tip or no tip and chill until ready to use
  • make the raspberry glaze heat together the water and 2 TBSP of jam until soft and smooth set aside until assembly
  • make the chocolate designs, gently heat the chocolate just until melted, then use a offset spatula to spread it on a piece of smooth foil or parchment paper, cool, and break into shards
  • to assemble: lay the Sablé crust on a serving plate top with a layer of raspberry jam, then pipe on the pistachio creme mousseline to within 1/2 inch of the edge
  • slice cleaned berries and pile in the center making a nice big mound
  • dip the tops of some of the meringues in edible glitter OR use gold leaf
  • add some to the top of the tart, add chocolate shards
  • slice and serve!

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 689kcal | Carbohydrates: 86g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 256mg | Sodium: 270mg | Potassium: 320mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 59g | Vitamin A: 1041IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 130mg | Iron: 2mg