Mini Blueberry Tarts

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Yield:
2 Dozen Tarts

No forks are needed for these. The dough is pressed into muffin tins to make kid-friendly sizes.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting

  • 4 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

  • Salt

  • 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

  • 2 to 3 tablespoons cold water

  • ¼ cup granulated sugar

  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch

  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest

  • 2 cups blueberries

Directions

  1. Pulse flour, confectioners' sugar, and a pinch of salt in a food processor to combine. Add butter, and process until the mixture resembles coarse meal, about 10 seconds. With processor running, add cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until a dough forms (do not process more than 20 seconds).

  2. Cut dough in half; shape each half into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 30 minutes, or up to 1 day. Cut 1 disk into 12 pieces; on a lightly floured work surface, flatten each piece into a 2-inch round. Press a round onto bottom and up sides of each cup of a 12-cup nonstick mini-muffin tin. Repeat with remaining disk of dough and second muffin tin. Refrigerate 30 minutes.

  3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Stir together granulated sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice and zest, and a pinch of salt in a medium bowl. Add berries; toss to coat. Fill shells with berry mixture. Bake until crusts are brown and filling is bubbling, about 25 minutes. Let cool slightly in tins. Run a knife around tarts; remove from tins. Let cool completely on rack.

Originally appeared: Martha Stewart Kids, Martha Stewart Kids, Early Summer 2004, Martha Stewart Kids
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