serves
10
prep
20 minutes
cook
1:15 hour
difficulty
Mid
serves
10
people
preparation
20
minutes
cooking
1:15
hour
difficulty
Mid
level
Ingredients
- 1 × baked
- 70 g (2½ oz)
Raspberry gel
- 200 g (7 oz) raspberries
- 80 g (2¾ oz) water
- 110 g (4 oz) caster (superfine) sugar
- 5 g (0.2 oz) pectin NH
- 5 g (0.2 oz) citric acid
Cheesecake custard
- 200 g (7 oz) cream cheese
- 360 g (12½ oz) pouring (whipping) cream
- 10 g (¼ oz) jasmine tea leaves
- 125 g (4½ oz) caster (superfine) sugar
- 240 g (8½ oz) egg yolk
Cooling time: 45 minutes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 125°C (255°F).
- For the raspberry gel, put the raspberries into a narrow measuring jug or container and blend with a handheld blender until very smooth. Place a saucepan with the raspberry puree and water on the stove and bring to the boil. Combine the sugar with the pectin then add to the liquid and whisk this mixture in and boil again. Remove from heat, add the citric acid, and use a hand-held blender to blend until smooth, then pass through a fine sieve. Allow the gel to cool and set until firm.
- To make the cheesecake custard, gently microwave the cream cheese briefly to soften. Add the cream, jasmine tea and sugar to a saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat, then remove from heat immediately. To temper the egg yolks, add them to a mixing bowl and whisk in a small amount of the hot cream mixture until well incorporated. Then add the remaining cream mix and cream cheese and use a hand-held blender to blend until the mixture is shiny and smooth – to prevent any air from being incorporated into the mix, keep the head of the blender underneath the surface.
- Strain the mixture through a sieve into a measuring jug to use straight away – you want to keep it as warm as possible to ensure it cooks evenly in the oven.
- Spread the dulce de leche over the base of the prepared pastry shell and place in the oven. Pour the custard on top of the caramel layer. Bake for 30 minutes, or until the custard is slightly wobbly in the centre, then remove from the oven and allow to cool.
- Once the custard has cooled sufficiently, melt the raspberry gel in a small saucepan over a low heat (you can pop the tart into the fridge to help the custard to firm up, which will also help the gel set faster). Then, once the gel has fully melted and has started to simmer slightly, pour 220 g (8 oz) of the gel in a circular motion from the inside of the tart and moving outwards. Gently transfer the tart to the fridge to allow to set.
- Once the gel is firm to the touch, remove the tart from the tin and portion into slices with a hot, sharp knife.
This is an edited extract from (Hardie Grant Books, RRP $45). Photography by Armelle Habib
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.