Moist and succulent, this traditional tart made from curd cheese and subtly flavored with allspice is so good that it is difficult to resist second helpings. Serve for desert or for a special tea.
Ingredients:
3 – beaten eggs, 1 – grated and juice of lemon, 40g – melted butter, 450g –curd cheese, 75g – raisins, 115g – diced butter, 1 – egg yolk, 15-30ml – chilled water, 225g – plain flour, 90g – light muscovado sugar, and pinch of ground allspice.
Preparation Method:
- Take a bowl with 225g of flour and add chilled butter to it. Mix both the ingredients together for few minutes. The mixture should resemble breadcrumbs. Next, egg yould should be mixed with the flour and butter mixture so that you can prepare dough easily. Water can be added to make the dough to be soft. Hence, pastry can be prepared.
- Next, dough can be kept on a floured surface so that it will be convenient to make small balls. The balls have to be rolled out into a thin form and keep it aside for half an hour.
- The oven has to be preheated to 1900 C or Gas4. Allspice can be blended with eggs, lemon juice, butter, curd cheese and raisins so that it can be kept inside the pastry case and bake for an hour.
- The well-cooked tart can be cut into wedges and served for four members.
July 2nd, 2011 | 
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