Recipe for Black Currant TartsSugar cookie crust(Based on a sugar cookie recipe from Joy of cooking, and shared courtesy of Las Pilitas Nursery)Sift together:2 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour1 ½ teaspoons double-acting baking powder¾ teaspoon saltCombine:½ cup sugar¾ cup softened butter2 eggs1 teaspoon vanillaMix wet and dry ingredientsPress into tart tins (or make sugar cookies with a depression in the middle)Bake for about 8 minutes at 375°Allow to cool before adding fruitAlthough this recipe calls for Currants, the other 6 Wild Edible Berries mentioned above can be substituted to provide local seasonal interest. Use your creativity to bring native berries to your harvest table.
Recipe for Black Currant TartsSugar cookie crust(Based on a sugar cookie recipe from Joy of cooking, and shared courtesy of Las Pilitas Nursery)Sift together:2 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour1 ½ teaspoons double-acting baking powder¾ teaspoon saltCombine:½ cup sugar¾ cup softened butter2 eggs1 teaspoon vanillaMix wet and dry ingredientsPress into tart tins (or make sugar cookies with a depression in the middle)Bake for about 8 minutes at 375°Allow to cool before adding fruitAlthough this recipe calls for Currants, the other 6 Wild Edible Berries mentioned above can be substituted to provide local seasonal interest. Use your creativity to bring native berries to your harvest table.
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