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Rhubarb, Strawberry and Ricotta Tart

Inspired by Donna Hay's Strawberry & Ricotta Tart from Seasons: The Best of Donna Hay Magazine. The tart dough recipe is from Dorie Greenspan's Baking: From My Home to Yours. The tart dough will be enough to make 2 tarts. Leftover tart dough can be wrapped in plastic wrap and frozen.

Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 566 kcal
Course: Dessert

Ingredients

TART DOUGH:
  • 145 g of unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 75 g of icing sugar sifted
  • ¼ cup of ground almonds
  • ¼ teaspoon of salt
  • ¼ teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg at room temperature
  • 245 g of plain flour all-purpose
FILLING:
  • 150 g of rhubarb roughly chopped
  • 50 g of brown sugar
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • 200 g of ricotta
  • 55 g of caster sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • 300 g of Strawberries sliced
  • icing sugar

Instructions

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  1. To make the tart dough, place the butter in a large food processor bowl fitted with a metal blade. Process until smooth and creamy, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula as needed.
  2. Add the icing sugar and process until well blended.
  3. Add the ground almonds, salt, vanilla and process until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary.
  4. Add the flour and pulse the mixture until it just starts to form a ball and stop. Remove the mixture from the food processor bowl and place onto cling film and form into two flat discs. Wrap each disk separately and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, you can freeze the 2nd dough disk to use another time.
  5. Once chilled, remove the dough from the refrigerator and roll out between 2 sheets of baking paper until 3mm thick.
  6. Carefully place the dough into a 24cm tart tin and press the dough against the bottom and edges of the tin to ensure it is well fitted. If the dough cracks or splits simply patch with additional pastry. Trim the top of the tart – the easiest way to do this is to roll the rolling pin over the top of the tart case which will trim the edges neatly.
  7. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and repeat with the second portion of dough.
  8. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius (350 Fahrenheit) and line the tarts with baking paper and add dried beans or pastry weights and bake for 20 to 25 minutes until lightly coloured.
  9. Set aside while you make the filling.
  10. To make the filling combine the rhubarb, brown sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan and place over a medium high heat. Bring to a boil and cook until the rhubarb has broken down, between 5 to 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
  11. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius (350 Fahrenheit) and combine the ricotta, caster sugar, egg, vanilla extract and cooled rhubarb in a food processor and process until smooth.
  12. Pour the mixture into the tart base and bake for 15 minutes, or until set.
  13. Once cooled, top with the sliced strawberries and dust with icing sugar.

Nutrition Information

Calories 566kcal (28%) Carbohydrates 68g (23%) Protein 11g (22%) Fat 28g (43%) Saturated Fat 15g (75%) Cholesterol 123mg (41%) Sodium 323mg (13%) Potassium 258mg (7%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 32g (64%) Vitamin A 855IU (17%) Vitamin C 31.4mg (35%) Calcium 135mg (14%) Iron 2.8mg (16%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 566

% Daily Value*

Calories 566kcal 28%
Carbohydrates 68g 23%
Protein 11g 22%
Fat 28g 43%
Saturated Fat 15g 75%
Cholesterol 123mg 41%
Sodium 323mg 13%
Potassium 258mg 5%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 32g 64%
Vitamin A 855IU 17%
Vitamin C 31.4mg 35%
Calcium 135mg 14%
Iron 2.8mg 16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.