Description
Delightful mini raspberry almond tarts combine silky almond cream with fresh raspberries in a buttery pastry shell. Elegant French-inspired desserts reward bakers with a perfect balance of nutty and fruity flavors.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (240 ml / 8 fl oz) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (60 g / 2 oz) almond flour
- ½ cup (113 g / 4 oz) butter, cubed
- ½ cup (170 g / 6 oz) raspberry jam or preserves
- ⅓ cup (67 g / 2.4 oz) granulated sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp almond extract
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Prepare Workspace: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and position mini muffin tin with paper liners.
- Create Dough Base: Pulse flour, almond flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in food processor. Incorporate cold butter, vanilla, and almond extracts until mixture forms a cohesive, crumbly consistency.
- Shape Tart Foundations: Knead dough until smooth, then portion uniform balls into each muffin liner. Use wooden spoon handle to create gentle wells in dough centers.
- Fill and Assemble: Carefully pipe raspberry preserves into the center indentations of each tart using a snipped zip-top bag.
- Bake and Cool: Bake for 13-15 minutes until edges turn golden and tarts set. Allow to cool in pan for 20 minutes to stabilize structure.
- Finish and Serve: Delicately transfer tarts from pan and dust with powdered sugar using a fine-mesh sieve. Store in airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Notes
- Measure Precisely: Use exact measurements for flour and sugar to ensure consistent texture and sweetness in every tart.
- Butter Temperature Matters: Ensure butter is cold when mixing to create flaky, tender pastry with perfect crumbly consistency.
- Gentle Touch Technique: Avoid overmixing the dough to prevent tough tarts; stop pulsing when mixture just comes together.
- Preserve Placement Tip: Pipe raspberry preserves carefully to prevent overflow and maintain a clean, professional appearance.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 202
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 52 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg