Elegant Tarts

I am happy to report that my tart class went really well yesterday. It was a ton of fun and the tarts came out beautiful. I ended up with only two students (Nancy and Eric) and they were fantastic. They both made tarts from scratch from start to finish. From an instructors perspective, they were engaged and asked good questions. And, of course, the tarts tasted delicious. Honestly, I had a blast.

Nancy and Eric learned how to make classic fruit-pastry cream, lemon curd, and chocolate truffle tarts. With those three bases, they can play with flavors, toppings, and design. We did everything from mix the tart dough by hand to temper the eggs in the cream. Therefore, with the skills they learned, they can now make a wide variety of lovely elegant tarts.

Here are some photos from our class.

Nancy and Eric make tart dough.

That's me up there talking about tarts.

Nancy and Eric in the process of designing their fruit tart.

Now, that's a tasty looking tart!

Who doesn't like a mini-tart?

Comments

[Susan from Food Blogga]

That's great, Mary! And it's so nice to see what you look like. The tart is just beautiful; I wish I could have taken the class.

ps-I mentioned your interview in my post on Mom's stuffed artichokes. Thanks again. :)

[Jason]

Congrats on the class. It looked like fun -- and the results were beautiful!

Jason