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Barberry Tart

A tart made with barberries, sugar, water, and pastry crust.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Barberry Tart

Oven, in the book's wordsA moderately brisk oven

Ingredients

Directions

The book says “a moderately brisk oven”. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps is the modern equivalent, not the book's own figure.

Prepare

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

  2. Line a tart dish with pastry.

Assemble and bake

  1. Layer the barberries and sugar in the dish, alternating them.

  2. Pour the water over the layers.

  3. Cover with pastry and bake for 30 minutes.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Barberries
Provide the tart, fruity flavor that the sugar balances.
Brown sugar
Sweetens the barberries and helps form a syrup as they bake.
Pastry
Encloses the filling and gives the tart its structure.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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