Karelian cheese tart

Name: Karelian cheese tart (Rahkatorttu)
Cuisine: Finnish
Ingredients: 2 eggs, beaten; 5 ml/1 tsp vanilla extract; grated rind of 1 lemon and 15 ml/1 tbsp lemon juice; grated rind of 1 lemon and 15 ml/1 tbsp lemon juice; 250 g/9 oz/generous ¾ cup cream cheese; 500 g/1¼ lb/4½ cups plain (all-purpose) flour; 5 ml/1 tsp baking powder; 30 ml/2 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar; 150 g/5 oz/10 tbsp unsalted (sweet) butter; 1 egg, beaten

Rahkatorttu

Preparation info

Makes
1
tart

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Finland

By Anja Hill

Published 2007

About

This light, creamy tart is perfect as an accompaniment to coffee but, topped with summer berries, it can also be served as a fine dessert.

Ingredients

150 g/5 oz/10 tbsp unsalted (sweet) butter, softened, plus extra for greasing

Europe
Finland
Snack
Vegetarian
Nordic
Summer

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Grease a deep, loose-bottomed 23cm/9in cake tin (pan) with butter.
To make the pastry, sift the flour and baking powder into a large bowl and add the sugar. Cut the butter into small pieces, add to the flour and r