A balanced diet is one of these in each hand: Blood orange tart

How to Make Blood orange tart

Preparation time:

less than 30 mins

Cooking time:

over 2 hours

Serves:

Serves 8

Dietary:

Vegetarian

Ingredients

• 200g/7oz sugar
• 3 blood oranges
• 1 tsp orange blossom water
• 2 free-range eggs
• 200g/7oz butter
• 25cm/10in sweetened shortcrust pastry

For the topping:

• 3 blood oranges
• 1 tbsp demerara sugar
• double cream

Method

1. Whisk the sugar, orange juice and zest, orange blossom water, eggs and egg yolks together in a bowl until well combined.

2. Add the butter and set over a pan over simmering water. (Do not let the base of the bowl touch the water.)

3. Cook for 15-20 minutes, stirring regularly, until the butter has melted and the mixture has thickened.

4. Pour the mixture into the cooked pastry case, cover with clingfilm (to prevent a skin forming) and set aside to cool.

5. Arrange the orange slices on the cooled tart and sprinkle over the demerara sugar.

6. Using a cooks’ blowtorch, heat the sugar until caramelised.

7. To serve, slice the tart and serve with double cream or custard.