Showing posts with label coconut butter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coconut butter. Show all posts

Friday, October 24, 2025

Lemon curd flower tarts

 Lemon Curd Flower Tarts 

 They look fancy but are actually super easy to make at home.

Ingredients for crust: 
All-Purpose flour - 2 1/2 cups 
Salt - 1/4 tsp. 
Granulated sugar - 3 tbsp.
Coconut butter - 1/4 cup 
Butter - 12 tbsp. (cold and cubed) 
Ice water - 1/4 to 1/2 cup 
 
Ingredients for curd: 
Egg yolk - 2 
Eggs - 1  
Granulated sugar - 2/3 cup 
Lemon zest - from 1 lemon 
Lemon juice - 1/3 cup 
Salt - a pinch 
Butter - 6 tbsp. (softened to room temp.) 
 
Ingredients for tarts: 
All-Purpose flour - for dusting 
Blueberries - 12-15 
Powdered sugar - for garnish

Method of preparing the crust
Sift together the flour, salt and sugar. Add the coconut butter. 
Then add the butter and work it in with your hands. 
Once crumbly, add the ice water, a little at a time, until a dough forms. Pat into a ball. 
Divide in half and flatten to form a disk. Wrap in cling wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
Method of preparing the curd: 
We will work in a bain-marie method. Boil and simmer water in a large pot, and place a glass bowl in it. 
 
Insert all ingredients apart from the butter. Whisk and cook until the mixture becomes thick, about 10 minutes. 
 
Remove from heat and mix the butter in. Wrap in cling wrap, making sure the plastic touched the curd (this will prevent film-forming). Chill in the fridge.
Method of preparing the tarts
 
Preheat the oven to 425°F (190°C). 
 
On a lightly floured surface, roll the pie crust so that it’s 1/8 inch thick. 
 
Using a flower cookie cutter, cut out as many flowers as possible. 
 
Re-roll the scraps of dough and cut more flowers as needed. You should be able to get 12-15 flowers. 
 
Center each flower over alternating cups on a mini muffin pan, leaving an empty cup in between each flower. 
 
Gently push the dough down into the bottom of the cups and against the sides. 
 
Using a fork, prick the bottom of each unbaked shell twice. 
 
Bake for 7-8 minutes, until golden brown. Remove to a plate to cool. 
 
Fill each baked shell with 1-2 teaspoons of lemon curd. 
 
Place a blueberry in the center of each flower and dust with the powdered sugar. 
 
 

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Monday, August 11, 2025

Lemon Curd Flower Tarts

 Lemon Curd Flower Tarts 

Ingredients for crust: 
All-Purpose flour - 2 1/2 cups 
Salt - 1/4 tsp. 
Granulated sugar - 3 tbsp. 
Butter - 1/4 cup 
Coconut butter - 1/4 cup 
Butter - 12 tbsp. (cold and cubed) 
Ice water - 1/4 to 1/2 cup

Ingredients for curd: 
Egg yolk - 2 
Eggs - 1  
Granulated sugar - 2/3 cup 
Lemon zest - from 1 lemon 
Lemon juice - 1/3 cup 
Salt - a pinch 
Butter - 6 tbsp. (softened to room temp.) 

Ingredients for tarts: 
All-Purpose flour - for dusting 
Blueberries - 12-15 
Powdered sugar - for garnish

Method of preparing the crust: 
Sift together the flour, salt and sugar. Add the coconut butter. 
 
Then add the butter and work it in with your hands. 
 
Once crumbly, add the ice water, a little at a time, until a dough forms. 
 
Pat into a ball. Divide in half and flatten to form a disk. 
 
Wrap in cling wrap and chill for 30 minutes. 
 
Method of preparing the curd:  
We will work in a bain-marie method. 
 
Boil and simmer water in a large pot, and place a glass bowl in it. 
 
Insert all ingredients apart from the butter. 
 
Whisk and cook until the mixture becomes thick, about 10 minutes. 
 
Remove from heat and mix the butter in. 
 
Wrap in cling wrap, making sure the plastic touched the curd (this will prevent film-forming). 
 
Chill in the fridge. 
 
 
Method of preparing the tarts:  
Preheat the oven to 425°F (190°C). 
 
On a lightly floured surface, roll the pie crust so that it’s 1/8 inch thick. 
 
Using a flower cookie cutter, cut out as many flowers as possible. 
 
Re-roll the scraps of dough and cut more flowers as needed. 
 
You should be able to get 12-15 flowers. 
 
Center each flower over alternating cups on a mini muffin pan, leaving an empty cup in between each flower. 
 
Gently push the dough down into the bottom of the cups and against the sides. 
 
Using a fork, prick the bottom of each unbaked shell twice. 
 
Bake for 7-8 minutes, until golden brown. 
 
Remove to a plate to cool. 
 
Fill each baked shell with 1-2 teaspoons of lemon curd. 
 
Place a blueberry in the center of each flower and dust with the powdered sugar.


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https://GSiyers home remedies.blogspot.com   is the latest addition to my blogs


Thursday, October 10, 2019

How to make coconut butter

Ingredients
 5 cups desiccated raw coconut flakes, no sugar added (it breaks down into roughly 1 cup coconut butter)
Pinch of sea salt
Directions
Put coconut flakes in a high powered blender or food processor and blend on medium until they start to get creamy. Turn to high setting until you have a smooth butter. For an extra smooth coconut butter, process through a fine mesh sieve. Coconut butter doesn’t have to be refrigerated and lasts a very long time.

After you have made your delicious healthy coconut butter, you can add it to smoothies, spread it on toast, or add it to give your curries a delicious coconut taste.

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