Guest Post #4: Rustic Blueberry Tart

Hi everyone, I am hitting the books and trying to pass the last exams of year 11. Can you believe there will only be one more year of school left then? I am SO stoked
Anyway, a couple of months back, I asked for your guest posts during this period and I was lucky enough to get a huge response – thank you all so much!
I promise you will not miss me, in fact, you will groan when I come back, becase I have so many wonderful guestposts lined up for you all! I hope you discover some wonderful new bloggers who tantalise your tastebuds like they do mine! Enjoy mes amis!
Should you need to contact me, I am more than at service through my email: gobakeyourself@yahoo.com.au or just leave a message on my facebook page: Go Bake Yourself

Also a significant note, I lost over 60-70 followers through some freak wordpress issue so please, if you were one of them and you have recently visited again, resubscribe – thank you!
Now I leave you to it…

P.S This is my (kind of mine ) 200th post! Wish I was here to celebrate with you all!

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I bet you are all jumping in your seats to find out who is your next featured blogger no? Well, wait no longer because it is the utterly fantastic Carolyn @ Food Is My Happy Place! A simply wonderful chef and restaurant reviewer with a gorgeous personality to match, you would not want to miss out on her blog!

Ladies and gents, I present Carolyn… Enjoy!

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Hi everyone
I’m Carolyn, an Australian living in Singapore where eating seems to be a national pastime (how cool is that!) – which means I’m pretty much at my happiest. I’m a big fan of Choc Chip Uru’s site because I love baking too. I love the smell that comes from the oven and freshly baked anything is pretty hard to beat.
I also love cooking slow food – I know the world is moving at a rapid pace but I find it wonderfully comforting to spend time with food

So on to the food, some good friends made this dessert, which I am going to guest post today, one night many years ago at a dinner party, and it never fails to amaze me at how something so simple can look so impressive and taste so good. You can also substitute with the fruit of your choice – I’ve used cherries or even thinly sliced pear or apple.

Hope you all enjoy!

Rustic Blueberry Tart

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 75g unsalted butter, melted
• 90g caster sugar
• 80g ground almonds(almond meal)
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (or vanilla paste)
• Pinch of salt
• 1 sheet puff pastry (thawed at room temperature)
• Handful of blueberries (I used frozen but you can use fresh)
• Additional sugar for sprinkling
• Optional: Good clotted cream or good vanilla ice cream to serve

Method

1. Mix together the sugar, ground almonds, vanilla and salt
2. Add the melted butter and mix well to combine
   
3. Take the sheet of puff pastry and cut into quarters
4. Lightly score about 1cm around the edges using the edge of a pointed knife
5. Spread the almond mixture evenly over the pastry within the scored area
   
6. Place the blueberries on the almond mixture
   
7. Bake in a hot oven (200C) for 15-20 minutes until the puff pastry and almond mix are golden brown
8. Serve hot with a dollop of cream or good vanilla ice-cream

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I am just saying, recipes like this certainly do not just ‘come around’ easily – this is so delicious and brilliant yet also a simpler style dessert which will not take all day to create but impress just as easily

Carolyn, it was a pleasure to have you guest post your stunning tart, I am feeling the gnawing pangs of my dessert tooth seriously hard now – thank you so much
I am absolutely sure all of you want to dig in to her recipes now so for more gorgeous dishes and some stunning foodie pics, check out her blog now

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