David's Fancy Custards recipe - The Great British Bake Off

David's Fancy Custards recipe - The Great British Bake Off

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These generous-sized tartlets would look perfectly at home in a posh pâtisserie. Top them with any seasonal fruits you choose. If you don’t have tart rings, make them in individual fluted tart...

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Ingredients

  • 325g plain flour
  • pinch of salt
  • 100g icing sugar, sifted
  • 180g cold unsalted butter, diced
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • 600ml whipping cream
  • 5 egg yolks
  • 35g caster sugar
  • 15g light brown soft sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla paste
  • 1 tbsp egg white
  • 200g icing sugar, sifted
  • nude, dark brown, red and black food-colouring gels
  • Small selections of –
  • For the purple tarts: fig, blueberries, red grapes, plum or blackberries
  • For the red tarts: strawberries, raspberries, pomegranate seeds, redcurrants, watermelon slice
  • For the orange tarts: orange, papaya, apricot, nectarine, banana, sharon fruit, cantaloupe melon, physalis
  • For the green tarts: kiwi fruit, honeydew melon, white nectarine, green grapes, pear
  • ½ tbsp cornflour
  • 100ml apple juice
  • 25g caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp liquid glucose

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