Name: Gin and Tonic Tarts
Yield: Makes 12
Ingredients: 135 g (5 oz) cold unsalted butter, diced; 1 egg; 1 egg yolk; 40 g (1½ oz/⅓ cup) icing (confectioners’) sugar; 40 g (1½ oz) citric acid powder; 40 g (1½ oz) bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); finely grated zest of 2 limes; 340 g (12 oz) white chocolate, melted and cooled (but still liquid); 8 eggs; juice and finely grated zest of 6 limes; 260 g (9 oz) unsalted butter, softened; 400 g (14 oz/1¾ cups) caster (superfine) sugar; 4 gold-strength gelatine leaves (8 g/¼ oz), soaked and drained; 120 ml (4 fl oz) gin; 350 ml (12 fl oz) tonic water; 5 gold-strength gelatine leaves (10 g/¼ oz), soaked and drained; 180 ml (6 fl oz) Sugar syrup; 1 tablespoon liquid glucose; 4 egg whites; finely grated zest of 1 lime; 10 gold-strength gelatine leaves (20 g/¾ oz), soaked and drained; finely grated lime zest for garnish; 90 g (3 oz/¾ cup) icing (confectioners’) sugar; pinch of salt; 280 g (10 oz) plain (all-purpose) flour; ½ teaspoon ground juniper

Preparation info

Makes
12

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Lamingtons & Lemon Tart

By Darren Purchese

Published 2016

About

Components

Juniper sweet tart cases
Fizzy white chocolate with lime
Lime curd
Gin and tonic jelly
Lime marshmallow

These are so much fun! What could be better than a favourite cocktail in tart form? Make these and watch them disappear. The fizzy chocolate is a fantastic addition and the juniper in the pastry gives a familiar ‘gin’ aroma to the cocktail.

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