Anja Hill

Bilberry tart

Mustikkapiirakka

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    1

    medium tart
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
The Food and Cooking of Finland: Traditions, Ingredients, Tastes and Techniques in Over 60 Classic Recipes
The Food and Cooking of Finland

By Anja Hill

Published 2007

  • About

Bilberries are wild blueberries. They are a seasonal fruit and are not always available, so use the cultivated ones if necessary. The rich, crumbly pastry is made with cream as well as butter, which makes it quite soft to handle, so be sure to rest it well before rolling out and baking.

Ingredients

  • 600 g/1 lb 6 oz bilberries
  • 15

Method

  1. To make the pastry, put the butter in a large bowl and beat until creamy. Add the egg and cream and mix together, then add the flour and mix to form a dough. Cover and leave to rest in the refrigerator for 3–4 hours or, preferably, overnight.
  2. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6