Description
Canterbury tart transports taste buds through Kent’s culinary heritage, blending sweet and tangy flavors in a buttery pastry crust. Local ingredients tell a delicious story of regional British baking tradition you’ll savor with each delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 225 grams (8 ounces) all-purpose flour
- 125 grams (4.4 ounces) butter, cold and cubed
- 5 tablespoons lemon curd
Filling and Flavoring Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons ground almonds
- 2 tablespoons caster sugar
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1 handful currants
Binding and Finishing Ingredients:
- 12 tablespoons cold water
- 1 egg, beaten
- Icing sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- Blend cold butter into flour using fingertips until mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Gradually incorporate water to create a cohesive pastry dough. Wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes to firm up.
- Roll out chilled dough on a lightly floured surface. Carefully transfer to a tart tin, pressing gently into corners. Return to refrigerator for 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 190°C.
- Line pastry with parchment paper and fill with baking weights. Blind bake for 15-20 minutes until edges turn golden, then remove weights and parchment.
- Spread a generous layer of lemon curd evenly across the pastry base. Sprinkle sliced almonds, granulated sugar, lemon zest, and currants over the surface.
- Gently brush pastry edges with beaten egg for a glossy finish. Return to oven and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes until topping is lightly caramelized.
- Remove from oven and allow tart to cool completely in the tin. Once cooled, dust with powdered sugar. Slice into wedges and serve at room temperature.
Notes
- Ensure butter is cold when rubbing into flour for a flakier, more tender pastry crust.
- Use a food processor for quicker, more consistent crumb formation if kneading by hand feels challenging.
- For gluten-free adaptation, swap wheat flour with almond or rice flour blend to maintain similar texture.
- Currants can be replaced with golden raisins or chopped dried apricots for varied flavor profile and dietary preferences.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 30-40 mins
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 255 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 2 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg