Savoyarde bilberry tart

Savoyarde bilberry tart

“The Alps in summer are a pick-your-own bilberry buffet: the bushes line every path, laden with temptingly sweet little fruits. Cultivated blueberries make a great substitute in this simple tart, which is often served with fromage blanc; greek yogurt works equally well.” – Felicity Cloake.

Savoyarde bilberry tart

Or, take your love of blueberries to the next level with these blueberry scones.

  • Serves icon Serves 6-8
  • Time icon Hands-on time 15 min, oven time 1 hour, plus chilling

“The Alps in summer are a pick-your-own bilberry buffet: the bushes line every path, laden with temptingly sweet little fruits. Cultivated blueberries make a great substitute in this simple tart, which is often served with fromage blanc; greek yogurt works equally well.” – Felicity Cloake.

Or, take your love of blueberries to the next level with these blueberry scones.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories
373kcals
Fat
17.6g (8.8g saturated)
Protein
5.8g
Carbohydrates
46.5g (22.4g sugars)
Fibre
2.4g
Salt
0.3g

For 8

Ingredients

  • 50g ground almonds
  • 600g bilberries (when in season) or blueberries, washed
  • 50g brown sugar
  • Fromage blanc or greek yogurt to serve

For the pastry

  • 250g plain flour, plus extra to dust
  • 125g cold butter, plus extra to grease
  • 75g caster sugar
  • 1 free-range egg yolk, beaten with 3 tbsp cold water

You’ll also need…

  • 26cm fluted loose-bottomed tart tin, lightly greased
Sticky screen? No thanks! Tap to prevent your screen from going off while cooking.

Method

  1. For the pastry, put the flour in a large bowl and grate in the butter, then rub in with your fingertips to a breadcrumb consistency. Stir in the caster sugar with a pinch of salt, then slowly mix in the egg mixture until you have a smooth dough (or do this in a food processor). Shape into a disc, wrap in cling film and chill for 15 minutes.
  2. Roll out the pastry on a floured surface to about 0.5cm thick, then use to line the tart tin. Prick the base all over with a fork, then chill for at least 30 minutes.
  3. Heat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas 4. Line the pastry case with non-stick baking paper and ceramic baking beans or uncooked rice and bake for 15 minutes, then remove the paper and beans/rice and bake for a further 5 minutes until golden.
  4. Spread the ground almonds over the base, then add the fruit. Bake for 20 minutes, then sprinkle the sugar over the filling and bake for another 20 minutes. Turn out and serve warm or at room temperature with fromage blanc or greek yogurt.

Nutrition

For 8

Nutrition: per serving
Calories
373kcals
Fat
17.6g (8.8g saturated)
Protein
5.8g
Carbohydrates
46.5g (22.4g sugars)
Fibre
2.4g
Salt
0.3g

delicious. tips

  1. This tart is best eaten the day it’s made or the pastry will become soggy.

  2. This tart suits a lighter, crisper golden dessert wine – chill
    a Loire Valley sweet chenin blanc.

Buy ingredients online

Subscribe

Fancy getting a copy in print?

Subscribe to our magazine

Rate & review

Rate

Reviews

Share a tip

Or, how about...?

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe

Blueberries

Creamy blueberry tart

A crispy pastry case is filled with a creamy mixture...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe

Scones

Blueberry scones

The fresh blueberries used in these scones offer welcome pockets...

Save recipe icon Save recipe icon Save recipe

Baked cheesecakes

Baked blueberry and mascarpone cheesecake

We adore this wonderfully luxurious cheesecake recipe. The richness is...

Subscribe to our magazine

Food stories, skills and tested recipes, straight to your door... Enjoy 5 issues for just £5 with our special introductory offer.

Subscribe

Unleash your inner chef

Looking for inspiration? Receive the latest recipes with our newsletter

We treat your data with care. See our privacy policy. By signing up, you are agreeing to delicious.’ terms and conditions. Unsubscribe at any time.