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Currant and blueberry tart (ovo-lacto vegetarian)

Ingredients for a cake tin approx. 28 cm in diameter:

For the dough:
250 g wholemeal spelt flour
1 pinch of sea salt
approx. 80 g whole cane sugar
175 g butter
1 egg
2 tablespoons cold water
For the topping:
200 g redcurrants
200 g blueberries
3 tablespoons whole cane sugar
For the topping:
250 g quark
200 g sour cream
A little ground vanilla
2 eggs
1 tablespoon whole cane sugar
Also:
Approximately 60 g ground nuts to cover the base of the tart
A little butter to grease the tart tin
A little flour for the work surface
A little whole cane icing sugar for dusting the tart, if desired

Preparation:
1. For the shortcrust pastry, knead the spelt flour with the whole sea salt, whole cane sugar, butter, egg and water to form a dough. Wrap in cling film and place in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
2. For the topping, wash the redcurrants and remove them from their stems.
3. Rinse the blueberries with cold water.
4. Mix both types of berries with the whole cane sugar in a bowl.
5. For the glaze, mix the quark, sour cream, ground vanilla and eggs with the whole cane sugar.
6. Roll out the shortcrust pastry on a floured work surface, place it in the cake tin and prick the dough with a fork.
7. Sprinkle the ground nuts over the base, then top with the redcurrants and blueberries.
8. Spread the filling evenly over the berries and bake the tart in the oven at 180 degrees C for about 25 minutes.
9. If desired, you can dust the berry tart with a little whole cane icing sugar before serving.

My recommandation:

Instead of berries, the cake also tastes delicious with other seasonal fruits.

Product description:

Currants, also known as Ribisel in Austria, come in three colours: red, white and black, each with a different flavour. The red ones have a refreshingly tart and milder flavour than the blackcurrants. The white currants are just a colour variation of the red currants, which taste slightly sweeter than the red currants. Each variety belongs to the gooseberry family.

Puff Pastry Tart with Wild Garlic and Parmesan with pine nuts (ovo-lacto-vegetarian)

Ingredients for a 28 cm tart pan:

1 round sheet of puff pastry
2–3 tablespoons sesame seeds

For the filling:

About 250 g fresh wild garlic
2 shallots
2 cloves of garlic
40 g pine nuts
Sesame oil
1/8 l cream
1/8 l milk
3 eggs
100 g grated Parmesan cheese
Herb salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Paprika
Nutmeg

For greasing the pan:

Some fat or oil

Preparation:

Place the puff pastry in a lightly greased tart pan, press up the edges, and sprinkle the bottom with sesame seeds.

Wash, pat dry, and roughly chop the wild garlic. Peel and finely chop the shallots and garlic (remove the germ from the garlic). Toast the pine nuts in a dry pan and set aside.

Heat sesame oil in a pan and gently sauté the shallots and garlic.

For the custard, mix cream and milk, beat in the eggs, and stir in the grated Parmesan. Season with herb salt, black pepper, paprika, and nutmeg.

Pour the mixture into the tart shell and bake on the lowest oven rack at 180°C for about 25 minutes. Serve immediately.

My tips:

Outside of wild garlic season, you can use spinach or Swiss chard instead.
For finger food, divide the pastry and filling into small tartlet molds.

Product description:

Wild garlic is a hardy herb that was forgotten for a long time. Its flavor and ingredients are remarkable. The sulfur compounds (sulfides), typical of the allium family, are responsible for its strong smell. It should be eaten as fresh as possible due to its high moisture content. All parts of the plant are edible. It goes well in soups, salads, pasta, risottos, or mixed into cream cheese. It grows in deciduous forests and shady, moist areas. Be careful when picking it—wild garlic looks like lily of the valley or autumn crocus, which are poisonous. Rub the leaves: if they smell garlicky, it’s safe.

Autumnal plum and apple cake with a nut topping (ovo-lacto vegetarian)

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Ingredients for a 26 cm Ø pie tin:

For the shortcrust pastry:
200 g wholemeal spelt flour (80 %)
100 g wheat flour
1 egg
½ teaspoon cream of tartar baking powder
80 g whole cane sugar
100 g butter
a pinch of whole sea salt
For the filling:
3 tablespoons ground nuts
500 g plums
2 apples
50 g whole cane sugar
juice of one lemon
For the nut topping:
about 80 g ground nuts
70 g whole cane sugar
about ½ l cream
1 sachet vanilla sugar
1 egg
a little ground vanilla
Also:
a little fat and flour for dusting the baking tin,
possibly whole cane sugar,
ground cinnamon

Preparation:

1. For the shortcrust pastry, knead the spelt and wholemeal wheat flour, egg, cream of tartar baking powder, whole cane sugar, butter and a pinch of whole sea salt into a smooth dough. Wrap in cling film and place in the refrigerator.
2. In the meantime, for the filling, wash, halve, core and slice the plums.
3. Wash, quarter and core the apples, then cut the quarters into thin slices.
4. Wash, halve and juice the lemon, then pour the juice over the fruit.
5. Lightly grease the pie dish and dust with a little flour.
6. Place the dough in the baking tin, create a raised edge and sprinkle with the ground nuts.
7. Arrange the plum and apple slices alternately on the dough base.
8. For the nut topping, mix the ground nuts with the whole cane sugar, cream, vanilla sugar, egg and ground vanilla until smooth and spread evenly over the fruit.
9. Bake the plum and apple cake on the bottom rack of the oven at 180 degrees C for about 25 minutes. Then remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool.
10. Before serving, you can dust the cake with a little whole cane sugar and cinnamon powder.

My suggestion:

Product description:

Plums are in season from July to October. They are blue-violet in colour and can be recognised by a pronounced abdominal seam. The flesh is difficult to separate from the stone. They can be eaten raw or used in a cake or pie. When cooked, plums are ideal for making compote, jam or jelly.