We have a brand-spankin’ new school opening up this year in our neighborhood. I’ve found myself on the board of their first PTA (which means I’ll have people to bake for)! The office staff will either love me or hate me. Little do they know that they’ll be my guinea pigs for newly tried recipes. My PTA board was already on the receiving end of my latest one: Blueberry- Raspberry Tart from Sara Leah Chase’s The Nantucket Open House Cookbook.
I’m sometimes horrible at making crust. You can see from the photo that I managed to get it into the pan, but I really need to take some sort of “Pie Making for Idiots” class. It’s not usually my thing and it tends to cause me enormous amounts of stress. This pie crust recipe wasn’t too hard to work with though.
I might possibly have baked it slightly too long. I was concerned with undercooking the crust, but in the process of extending the baking time the blueberries may have become too jam-like. Don’t get me wrong- the tart was fabulous- but when I make it again I may eyeball it a little closer.
The raspberries are placed after the tart has completely cooled. The combination of the baked blueberries with the fresh raspberries was nice. Blueberries alone would have been boring. I plopped some freshly whipped cream on top of individual slices. The PTA gals gushed about this summery dessert, and my husband was most appreciative of my efforts to save some for him. He enjoyed it too. If you’re looking for more recipes using berries, you might also enjoy my Berry Scones or this Triple Berry Salad with Sugared Almonds. Four Berry Pie, Double Berry Smoothie and Easy Two Berry Coffee Cake are delicious berry-themed recipes too!
