Blood orange tart Recipe
- 200g/7oz sugar, plus extra for dusting
- 3 blood oranges, juice and zest
- 1 tsp orange blossom water
- 2 free-range eggs, plus 6 yolks
- 200g/7oz butter, cubed
- 25cm/10in sweetened shortcrust pastry tart shell, blind baked (you can use ready-made)
- 3 blood oranges, peeled, sliced into rounds
- 1 tbsp demerara sugar
- double cream or custard, to serve
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
- Whisk the sugar, orange juice and zest, orange blossom water, eggs and egg yolks together in a bowl until well combined.
- Add the butter and set over a pan over simmering water. (Do not let the base of the bowl touch the water.)
- Cook for 15-20 minutes, stirring regularly, until the butter has melted and the mixture has thickened.
- Pour the mixture into the cooked pastry case , cover with clingfilm (to prevent a skin forming) and set aside to cool.
- Arrange the orange slices on the cooled tart and sprinkle over the demerara sugar.
- Using a cooks' blowtorch, heat the sugar until caramelised.
- To serve, slice the tart and serve with double cream or custard.
