TIP OF THE DAY: Tartlet With Matching Sorbet
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Thanks to the enthusiastic response to yesterday’s easy, light summer dessert, the Pavlova, here‘s another idea. It was inspired by a dessert we saw at Chocolate Lab restaurant in San Francisco:
Serve a fresh fruit tartlet with a matching sorbet. Here are the easy steps: Choose a pairing theme (mango, raspberry, strawberry or other fruit where you can buy or make a matching sorbet) and assemble the ingredients. You can start by looking for inspiration at artisan sorbets±blueberry tarragon, strawberry basil, etc. But there‘s nothing wrong with a simple, everyday sorbet. FRUIT TARTLET WITH SORBET Ingredients |
 Strawberry tartlet with strawberry tarragon sorbet from Chocolate Lab | San Francisco. |
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1. CUT the fruit into pieces that fit comfortably into the tartlet shell 2, ADD a light base of crème pâtissière or alternative (if using current jelly, pour it over the fruit). Top with fruit. 3. SCOOP sorbet onto plate; add tartlet; garnish and serve. A tart is an open-face pastry with a base of plain or puff pastry dough. It is baked in a shallow tart pan that has either straight or fluted sides and a removable bottom, or in a metal tart ring placed on a baking sheet. The filling can be sweet or savory. “Tart” refers to the full-size, multi-portion pastry, a cousin to the pie. Individual-size tarts are called tartlets; a mini tart (bite size) is also a tartlet. Unlike a pie, a tart is removed from the tart pan or ring before serving. Here are all the differences between tarts and pies. |
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