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mascarpone

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Ingredients:

6 x shortcrust pastry, thawed

200 g mascarpone

300 g thickened cream

2 tspn lemon, rind grated

4 Tbls icing sugar, sifted, plus extra for dusting

125 g fresh raspberries

125 g fresh blackberries

 

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Use the pastry to line six 9cm loose-bottomed tart pans. Prick the bases with a fork. Chill for 30 minutes. Line pastry cases with baking paper and fill with pastry weights or uncooked rice. Blind-bake for 10 minutes, then remove paper and weights. Bake for a further 5-8 minutes or until golden. Cool.

2. Beat the cream, mascarpone, lemon rind and sugar until thick and combined.

3. Fill the tart shells with cream mixture. Dust the rims with a little extra icing sugar and place the berries on top of tarts. Drizzle the tarts with raspberry coulis or strawberry sauce.