Blueberry Tart:

Ingredients

Crust:1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature, 2 tbsp sour cream

Filling: Blueberries, 3 large egg yolks,3/4 cup sour cream, 3/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Crust: Place the flour, butter, and sour cream in a food processor and pulse to combine. When the dough has formed a ball, flatten with rolling pin (may need more flour so dough is not sticky) place on to an 11-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Bake for about 15 minutes, until the crust is set but not browned. Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F.

Filling: Combine the egg yolks, sour cream, sugar, and flour and beat until smooth. Pour the mixture over the pan, Place the tart pan on a baking sheet and bake for about 15 min until the custard sets and is pale golden in color, then add the blueberries on top as desired then put back in oven for about 20 - 30 minutes until custard is firm. Cover with an aluminum foil tent if the crust gets too dark. Allow to cool for a while then transfer to a tart/pie server, garnish with whipped cream prior to serving each slice if desired. 

Bon appetit!  

1 More for a Sweet Month!

Chocolate Cake w/ Ganache and Dark Chocolate Shavings

Easy, honest..

Like this: 

Edible things: all-purpose flour, powdered dark chocolate, milk, eggs, warm water, butter, sugar, baking soda and powder.

Non-edible things: round baking pan, electric mixer (or strong left/right upper extremity), measuring cup and measuring spoon (or not), baking non stick ladle, mixing bowl, heated oven to 375 degrees, mandolin and 1 full hour. 

Process: you figure out, you're smart enough and I believe in you...

A Heart of Flan

May I please begin this month's blogs with 1 picture that conveys love. A heart shaped Flan. 

Ok, this dessert might not be that "loving" to your heart considering the amount of egg yolks it requires for this succulence but may I say, in a month when the focus will be on matters of love, hearts, sweetness etc because of Valentine's day to treat oneself to a nice dessert may just be a way to kick February off!

Recipe: 

1 can evaporated milk

1 can condensed milk

 10 egg yolks

1 tsp vanilla extract

For Caramel:

1 cup sugar

3/4 cup water

Procedure:

In a saucepan - bring sugar and water to boil until sugar caramelizes

Pour caramelized sugar into shaped molds, set aside.

Mix the evaporated milk, condensed milk and egg yolks by hand/blender

Pour mixture to the molds

Open air steam mixture for 20 minutes on stove top

Allow to cool by refrigerating

(make sure the Flan is cool before transferring to avoid breaking flan)

Loosen edges with a knife then transfer to a serving dish upside down

with the bottom now on top and the caramelized sugar glazed over on top as well

Lastly,

Enjoy!