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Redcurrant Tart
Photo: Sorin Gheorghita

Redcurrant Tart

10 ingredients Serves 6 openrecipes

A summertime favourite from my mum's Czech recipe book. This tart has a cake has a rich sweet pastry base that contrasts with the acid berries and the sweet meringue topping. The pastry is quite hard work, but the result is worth the effort!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

684
Calories
19g
Protein
18g
Fat
108g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Red Currant not in our table 0
Topping not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • BASE
  • 270g plain flour
  • 27g unsalted margarine
  • 90g caster sugar
  • 5 large egg yolks
  • FILLING
  • 500g red currants with stems removed.
  • TOPPING
  • 5 large egg whites
  • 150g caster sugar

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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