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Cranberry Curd Tart with Einkorn Crust

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Dessert

Ingredients

TART SHELL

  • 1 cup all-purpose einkorn flour
  • 1 tablespoon sugar optional
  • 4 tablespoons 55g cold butter, cubed
  • 1/2 cup 100g farmers cheese (can substitute ricotta, drained for 30 minutes; how to make farmers cheese at home; LifeWay brand is available at most grocery stores, look for milk being the only ingredient)

CRANBERRY CURD

  • 4 cups cranberries
  • 1 cup sugar
  • Juice and peel of 1 orange
  • 8 tablespoons butter softened
  • 2 eggs + 2 egg yolks

Instructions

TO MAKE TART SHELL

  • Place 1 cup einkorn flour, 1 tablespoon sugar (if using) and 4 tablespoons butter in a mini food processor, pulse 2-3 of times until you see medium crumbs.
  • Add farmers cheese or ricotta, and process until dough starts to come together.
  • Turn the dough onto a floured work surface, and form a ball.
  • Pinch off about one fourth of the dough to make leaf cutouts.
  • Pre-heat oven to 350ºF (175ºC).
  • Roll the dough out to fit your tart pan.
  • Transfer it to the pan. Trim the edges with a knife, holding the knife parallel to the counter, add the trimmings to the small dough ball.
  • Poke holes in the bottom of the dough crust (this will prevent it from rising and forming bubbles). Bake for 12 minutes, or until it just starts to turn golden.
  • While the crust is baking, prepare leaves - roll the small dough ball out and cut out the shapes. Place them to the cookie sheet.
  • Bake at 350ºF for 7-10 minutes, until the edges just start turning golden.

TO MAKE CRANBERRY CURD

  • Put 4 cups cranberries, 1 cup sugar, orange juice and peel in a saucepan over medium heat.
  • Simmer until cranberries have popped and softened, about 10 minutes.
  • Place into a blender (preferably high-powered), process and transfer liquid into a cleaned saucepan. Whisk 8 tablespoons of butter into the warm liquid.
  • Put 2 eggs and 2 egg yolks into a small bowl, and beat lightly. Slowly whisk a cup of warm cranberry liquid into the eggs to temper, then combine both and whisk together.
  • Return liquid to pot and cook over low heat until thickened, about 10 minutes. Let cool slightly.
  • Pour cooled cranberry curd into the tart shell, and smooth top with spatula.
  • Bake at 350ºF for 10 minutes to set curd.
  • Decorate with leaf cutouts.
  • Cool completely before slicing.

Notes

You can strain the cooked cranberries to get visually smoother curd, but I prefer to have cranberry skins in my curd since they contain a lot of nutritional goodness - why waste it?