Tarts
8 tarts recipes from the Simmer & Salt kitchen.
Most of these take about 1 hr 15 min from start to finish, and the quickest is Coconut Cream Pie at 50 min. 2 of the 8 are rated easy. Newest additions: Chess Pie, Coconut Cream Pie and Crostata di Marmellata.
Chess Pie
A simple Southern pie with a rich, sweet custard filling of butter, sugar, eggs and a little cornmeal.
Coconut Cream Pie
A crisp pastry shell filled with creamy coconut custard and topped with whipped cream and toasted coconut.
Crostata di Marmellata
A crumbly Italian jam tart with a lattice top, made with lemon-scented pastry.
Hong Kong Egg Tarts
Crisp, buttery pastry cases filled with a smooth, lightly sweet egg custard.
Rhubarb and Custard Tart
Roasted pink rhubarb set in a smooth vanilla custard in a crisp pastry case.
Sweet Potato Pie
A smooth, spiced sweet potato filling in a crisp pastry case. A Southern Thanksgiving classic.
Torta della Nonna
'Grandmother's cake': a lemony custard tart topped with pine nuts and icing sugar.
Yorkshire Curd Tart
A crisp pastry case filled with a lightly spiced curd cheese, currant and lemon filling.