Meringue-Topped Cranberry Curd Tart

Name: Meringue-Topped Cranberry Curd Tart
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons baking powder; 2 Tbsps butter, softened; 4 teaspoons butter, melted; 59 milliliters cornstarch; 340 grams package fresh cranberries; 3 larges egg whites; 2 larges egg yolks; 296 milliliters ounces all-purpose flour (about; 0 teaspoons salt; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters sugar; 237 milliliters sugar, divided; 1 Tbsp sugar; 59 milliliters vegetable shortening; 59 milliliters water; 59 milliliters boiling water; 177 milliliters water, divided

Meringue-Topped Cranberry Curd Tart might be just the dessert you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 3g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 251 calories. This vegetarian recipe serves 12. If you have cornstarch, water, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Weigh flour.

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All Purpose Flour

Combine first 4 ingredients in a bowl; cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Make a well in center of flour mixture.

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Shortening

All Purpose Flour

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Blender

Bowl

Combine 1/4 cup boiling water and melted butter in a bowl.

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Butter

Water

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Bowl

Pour butter mixture into center of well. Gently draw flour mixture into butter mixture until moist clumps form. Press dough into a 4-inch circle; cover. Chill for 30 minutes.

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Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Preheat oven to 40

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Oven

Unwrap dough; place between 2 sheets of plastic wrap.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Roll dough into an 11-inch circle.

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Dough

Roll

Remove top sheet of plastic wrap. Fit dough, plastic wrap side up, into a 9-inch round tart pan coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Tart Form

Remove plastic wrap. Press dough into bottom and up sides of pan; fold excess crust back in and press. Pierce bottom and sides of dough lightly with a fork; freeze 10 minutes. Line bottom of dough with foil; arrange pie weights on foil.

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Crust

Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Aluminum Foil

Frying Pan

Bake at 400 for 18 minutes.

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Oven

Remove foil and pie weights.

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Aluminum Foil

Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Combine cranberries, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup water, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat 10 minutes or until cranberries burst.

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Cranberries

Sugar

Water

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup water, cornstarch, and egg yolks in a small bowl; stir with a whisk until smooth. Gradually add 1 cup hot cranberry mixture to egg mixture, stirring constantly. Return egg mixture to pan. Cook until a thermometer registers 160, stirring constantly.

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Corn Starch