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Tuesday, 01 December 2020 / Published in Recipes

Cherry Vanilla Shortbread Tart

Recipe by: Erren’s Kitchen
Serves: 12
Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste or pure vanilla extract
  • 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup of cherry preserves or good quality cherry jam
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen pitted cherries Note: if using frozen cherries, defrost before using and strain the juices.

For the vanilla icing:

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla paste or vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1-2 tablespoons milk

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 160C.
  • Grease a 9-inch removable-bottom tart pan and place this on a baking tray.
  • Using a food processor or mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter, sugar, vanilla and brown sugar vigorously until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. It’s an important step to beat the butter and sugar well together when making shortbread as this ensures the shortbread is light, crisp and will hold together.
  • In a separate bowl, sift the flour and salt. Add it to the butter mixture and mix until blended (forming large clumps).
  • Turn onto a floured surface and using floured hands, press two-thirds of the mixture evenly into the prepared pan (including the sides).
  • Spread with the cherry preserves or jam evenly over the dough, leaving a ​1⁄4-inch border and then scatter with the cherries.
  • Crumble the remaining dough into large crumbs and scatter evenly over the filling, covering most of the surface.
  • Bake the tart for 40 – 45 minutes, until lightly browned.
  • Leave to cool completely in the pan.

For the Vanilla icing:

  • In a small bowl whisk together the powdered sugar, vanilla, butter and one tablespoon of the milk. If it looks too thick, you can add a second tablespoon of milk.
  • Drizzle the cooled tart with the icing, remove from the pan and serve on the base.

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