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Red-Currant And Raspberry Tart

\"\" 80 \"\"
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Heritage Classic

Red-Currant And Raspberry Tart

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\"\" 80 \"\"
Recipe Score · Heritage Classic
⏱ Time
1/2 to 3/4 hour

🥘 Ingredients

1-1/2 pint of picked currants, 1/2 pint of raspberries, 3 heaped tablespoonfuls of moist sugar, 1/2 lb. of short crust.

👨‍🍳 Method

Strip the currants from the stalks, and put them into a deep pie-dish, with a small cup placed in the midst, bottom upwards; add the raspberries and sugar; place a border of paste round the edge of the dish, cover with crust, ornament the edges, and bake from 1/2 to 3/4 hour: strew some sifted sugar over before being sent to table. This tart is more generally served cold than hot.

📜 From Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management (1861). Public domain.

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★★★★★ 2026-05-08
A lesson in doing more with less

I tried my hand at Mrs. Beeton's Red-Currant and Raspberry Tart this week, and I was immediately struck by the sheer simplicity of the process. I found the method delightfully straightforward, with the fruit and sugar nestled in the dish, topped with a humble crust. The only slightly odd instruction was to use a cup upside down in the center of the tart, but I assumed it was to keep the fruit from burning, and indeed it worked. The real revelation came from the taste — the tartness of the red currants beautifully balanced the sweetness of the raspberries. I was surprised by how the flavors melded together during baking, creating a symphony of summer in every bite. This tart is perfect for the weeknight cook who wants to impress with minimal effort. Serve it chilled, and you'll have a showstopper that's as pleasing to the eye as it is to the palate. I found the use of a small cup in the tart to be a clever trick for evenly distributing heat.

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