From 08/07/2018
The shortbread dough is very tasty. Crumbly, it just melts in your mouth. And if you complement it with delicate custard and your favorite fruits, you will get an incredibly beautiful and tasty dessert, such as in the photo. You can pamper yourself with baskets or serve this sweet dish on the holiday table.
The entire procedure can be divided into three stages: preparing dough baskets, obtaining custard, assembling the products and decorating them with fruits or berries (this ingredient and its quantity are to taste).
Ingredients
- For the test you will need the following components:
- butter (not very cold) - 200 g (1 pack)
- yolks without whites - 2 pieces
- sugar - 1 glass (200 g, you can take partial)
- flour - 2.5 cups (some will go into the dough, some will be used for kneading it)
- cold water - 2-3 tablespoons
- Required ingredients for custard:
- milk - 500 ml
- sugar - 1 cup (200 g)
- starch (any - from potatoes or corn) - 2 tablespoons
- yolks - 2 pieces
- vanillin - a third of a teaspoon
Cooking instructions
Step-by-step preparation of baskets
Advice! Make these little baskets with curd filling for your kids. It will not only be tasty, but also very healthy.
Preparing custard
The recipe for this delicacy is familiar to many. Tubes, nuts, pies, muffins and other desserts are often prepared with custard.
The finished sand baskets must be filled with cream, always cold (otherwise they will get soggy). And then decorate with any fruits. Place in the refrigerator for about an hour.
Advice! You can make protein cream for the baskets. To do this, beat 4 egg whites with 1 cup of sugar (preferably powder) until stable peaks form. Fill using a pastry bag.
- Dough tartlets can be prepared on the eve of the holiday, and the sweetness can be collected just before serving.
- Such treats can also be made with vegetable filling, but then there is no need to add sugar to the dough.
- These jelly baskets look beautiful. To do this, put a little cream in the prepared baskets, and on top, pieces of a pre-prepared composition with gelatin.
- Pre-cooked cream can be stored in the refrigerator for about a day. If desired, you can add food coloring, a little cocoa, and chocolate.
- Instead of fresh fruit, you can use candied fruits, jam, seedless preserves (any fillings you use for pies).
- It is also good to decorate the cakes with grated chocolate, coconut flakes, chopped nuts, wafer crumbs, and confectionery sprinkles.
Baskets made of shortcrust pastry with fruit filling - an unforgettable taste of childhood. It is not difficult to prepare them at home. However, they can be very diverse. Don't be afraid to experiment with flavors.
Remove the butter from the refrigerator to warm to room temperature. Sift the flour, mix with a pinch of salt. Using a knife, chop the butter into small pieces with the flour.
Add yolks, sour cream and sugar to a bowl of flour, knead the dough. The yolks and sour cream must be very cold, so they must be kept in the refrigerator.
Knead the dough quickly. Cover it with cling film and leave for 30 minutes. to the cold. This dough can be prepared in advance and can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Place the molds for the baskets in the refrigerator for 2–3 hours. After this, they do not need to be lubricated with oil. Preheat the oven to 200°C in advance. Place a small piece of dough into each mold and spread it with your hands over the entire surface. The thickness of the dough should be 2–3 mm. Place in the oven for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven, cover with a towel and let cool.
Rinse the dried apricots, add cold water, bring to a boil and remove from heat. Using a blender, grind the dried apricots into a puree. Whip the cream into a thick foam. Combine the whipped cream with the dried apricot puree and quickly mix with light movements. Soak gelatin in 1 glass of cold water. When it swells, place it in a water bath, pour in orange juice and, stirring constantly, bring to a boil, but do not boil.
Peeled fresh or canned fruits, such as kiwis and apricots, cut into thin petals. Wash the berries and dry with paper towels. Place 2-3 tbsp on the bottom of each basket. l. whipped cream and dried apricots. Place kiwi, apricots and berries on top. Using a brush, cover with a layer of jelly.
Shortcrust pastry baskets are a good solution for supplementing a children's menu with sweet cakes or a buffet table with original snacks. They are filled with different types of cream, fruits and berries, and jelly. Everyone will definitely like this tasty and beautiful delicacy.
Shortbread baskets are a simple recipe that does not require complex skills or culinary knowledge. Taking into account the main features of preparing the dough, everything will turn out at the highest level. In order for the baskets to come out crumbly and slightly flaky, the products must be cold, and the finished dough must also be cooled for at least an hour before baking.
Ingredients:
- frozen butter – 100 g;
- eggs – 2 pcs.;
- sugar – ½ tbsp.;
- baking powder;
- vanilla;
- flour – 2-3 tbsp.
Preparation
- Sift the flour and baking powder into a container and grate the frozen butter into it.
- Stir until dry crumbs form, add flour if necessary.
- Add the eggs into the dough, gather the lump in film and refrigerate for an hour.
- Roll out the dough into a layer, cut out circles and place them in molds.
- Line the pans with parchment and fill with beans or peas.
- Bake shortcrust pastry baskets for 10 minutes at 190 degrees.
A classic cake familiar to everyone since childhood -. It’s not difficult to make them yourself, the main thing is to whip the meringue correctly. If the cream comes out perfect, you can pipe interesting and beautiful shapes; if it comes out a little runny, just distribute it among the baskets and put it under the grill for 2 minutes or brown it with a burner.
Ingredients:
- sand baskets – 12 pcs.;
- proteins – 2 pcs.;
- powdered sugar – 200 g;
- thick jam – 12 tsp.
Preparation
- Beat cold egg whites until stiff peaks form, gradually adding powdered sugar.
- Place a spoonful of jam on the bottom of each basket.
- Use a pastry bag to pipe the egg white cream.
- Let the shortcrust pastry cream tarts cool for 30 minutes before serving.
Shortcrust pastry baskets with fruits
Delicious cakes can be filled not only with cream, but also with fruit. Everyone will definitely like these original ones. Sand baskets with fruit are complemented with light cream; it can be simple custard, citrus curd or light mascarpone cream cheese. The delicate layer does not allow juice to pass through and the baskets remain crisp for a long time.
Ingredients:
- sand baskets – 12 pcs.;
- kiwi, peaches, berries;
- mascarpone - 200 g;
- powdered sugar – 70 g;
- lemon juice – 50 ml.
Preparation
- Whisk the mascarpone with powder and fill the baskets with cream.
- Slice the fruit and sprinkle with lemon juice.
- Arrange the fruits and berries beautifully and serve.
The recipe for shortcrust pastry baskets with different fillings is very simple and almost hassle-free. Even from simple ingredients you can create an extraordinary delicacy, and with curd cream it can also be healthy. If you don’t know how to feed a picky baby cottage cheese, make him a delicious cake and top it with berries.
Ingredients:
- sand baskets – 6 pcs.;
- cottage cheese 9% - 200 g;
- powdered sugar – 150 g;
- cream – 100 ml;
- vanilla sugar;
- thick jam – 6 tsp.
Preparation
- Beat the cottage cheese in a blender with powdered sugar.
- Pour in the cream, continue whipping, but with a mixer.
- Add vanilla sugar and stir. for shortcrust pastry baskets is ready, refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Place a spoonful of jam into the baskets, fill with curd cream and decorate with berries.
Delicious shortbread baskets with cream can be prepared according to a budget recipe. This cake will be a real find for those housewives who do not want to bother with preparing a cake for a celebration. The cream is prepared with the addition of alcohol, but if you are planning a children's party, exclude it from the composition.
Ingredients:
- sand baskets – 12 pcs.;
- milk – 1 tbsp.;
- yolks – 2 pcs.;
- butter – 100 g;
- sugar – 150 g;
- chocolate liqueur – 100 ml.
Preparation
- Mix the yolks with sugar.
- Warm the milk and gradually add the yolk mixture.
- Cook the cream until thickened, stirring constantly.
- Add butter and liqueur, cool the cream.
- Fill the shortcrust pastry tarts with cream and serve immediately.
Sand baskets with custard and berries
Delicious and truly festive shortbread baskets with berries and classic custard can be prepared very quickly. The sour taste of raspberries, strawberries or cherries perfectly complements the sweetness of the creamy filling. In this case, the baskets can be baked by reducing the amount of sugar.
Ingredients:
- sand baskets – 12 pcs.;
- milk – 1 tbsp.;
- sugar – 200 g;
- vanilla;
- flour – 1 tbsp. l.;
- yolks - 2 pcs.;
- butter – 150 g;
- berries.
Preparation
- Grind the yolks with sugar, vanillin and flour.
- Pour in the milk, mix well, heat until thickened, stirring constantly.
- Add butter, stir, cool, beat with a mixer.
- Fill with cream, top with berries and serve.
You can bake shortbread dough baskets with filling at the same time. Apples need to be caramelized with honey and sugar in advance, filled into the preparations and baked all together. The result will be an amazing cake with a budget composition and extraordinary taste. You can add nuts and cinnamon to the delicacy, and decorate it with the rest of the dough, cutting out small figures from it.
Ingredients:
- shortbread dough – 0.5 kg;
- apples – 3 pcs.;
- honey - 2 tbsp. l.;
- butter – 50 g;
- cinnamon;
- walnuts – ½ tbsp.
Preparation
- Apples need to be peeled and cut into medium cubes.
- Melt butter in a frying pan, add apples, pour honey and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Add cinnamon, stir, cool.
- Roll out the dough, cut out circles, place in molds.
- Place the filling and decorate with the remaining dough.
- Shortbread is baked for 20 minutes at 190 degrees.
Baskets with cherries made from shortcrust pastry
A real cake with a surprise - shortbread baskets with cherries and chocolate. The berries are hidden in the tartlet under a thick layer of ganache and crushed nuts complete the composition. This delicious delicacy will make a splash at a buffet table, and it is incredibly easy to prepare. Bake the baskets in advance, make chocolate cream, and pit the cherries and dry them.
Ingredients:
- sand baskets – 12 pcs.
- cherry – 200 g;
- dark chocolate – 200 g;
- cream 35% - 200 ml;
- powdered sugar – 100 g;
- butter – 100 g;
- crushed nuts for decoration.
Preparation
- Heat the cream and powder in a water bath without bringing to a boil.
- Break the chocolate, pour in the hot cream, stir with a whisk until the pieces dissolve.
- Drop the butter and cool the cream.
- Place 3-4 pitted cherries into tartlets.
- Cover with chocolate ganache and garnish with nuts.
Sand baskets with fruits in jelly
Kids will definitely appreciate these fruit baskets made from shortcrust pastry. Baskets can be baked with low sides; store-bought jelly is also suitable, or you can make it yourself from gelatin and juice or sweet puree. It is better to also gel berries and fruits so that they do not leak juice and last a long time in a beautiful form without weathering.
Ingredients:
- baskets – 10 pcs.;
- raisin grapes – 1 kg;
- gelatin – 30 g;
- berries and fruits for decoration.
Preparation
- Punch the sultanas with a blender and rub through a sieve, you should get a homogeneous puree.
- Pour hot water over the gelatin and wait until it swells.
- Warm the puree a little, pour in the gelatin, stir.
- Fill the baskets with jelly, decorate with berries, and leave in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.
This appetizer has proven itself at buffet events. Try baking unsweetened shortcrust pastry baskets for salads. This is a good solution for original portioned serving of boring treats. A simple crab or Olivier dish will sparkle with a new taste if served in such an interesting way.
Sent some baskets Anastasia Khlyntseva. I have already tried it, it really turns out very tasty. Both the dough and the filling are excellent. So I confidently recommend this recipe to you.
The only difficulty may be finding agar-agar, since it is not sold everywhere. But if you try, you can find it, for example, in Indian spices, bakery stores, and online stores.
Agar-agar is a vegetarian gelatin substitute. It is made from seaweed and is used not only in cooking, but also for medicinal and cosmetic purposes. It perfectly removes toxins and promotes weight loss. So, a very useful thing. We will need it to make jelly. By the way, you can also prepare a delicious Italian dessert on it -.
So, I present to your attention fruit basket recipe with photographs of Anastasia and some of mine.
Compound:
Dough:
- 250 gr. flour
- 100 gr. butter (softened)
- 100 gr. Sahara
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 sachet (or 2 tsp) baking powder
- 1 packet vanilla sugar
- 1/3 cup milk
Filling:
- 200 gr. cottage cheese
- 1/3 can of condensed milk
- 1 tsp. starch
Jelly:
- 1 tsp. agar-agar
- 1 glass of water
- 1/2 cup sugar
And:
- fruits: tangerines, kiwi, strawberries, grapes or others of your choice
Preparing fruit baskets:
- Mix all ingredients for the dough, except milk, and knead well.
Preparing the dough
- Add milk and knead soft dough. If necessary, add more flour.
Shortcrust pastry for baskets without eggs
- Now you need to make the curd filling. To do this, knead the cottage cheese, condensed milk and starch into a homogeneous mass. I had boiled condensed milk, so the filling turned out brown. Looking ahead, I will say that it turned out very tasty, although in the original recipe Anastasia uses uncooked condensed milk.
Curd filling
- Grease small muffin tins or one large one with vegetable oil.
- Roll out the dough thinly and place in the pan so that the bottom and sides are covered. It is most convenient to use silicone molds, but I used paper ones.
Making shortcrust pastry baskets
- Place the curd filling up to 1/3 of the height of the mold.
Baskets filled with curd filling
- Place in an oven preheated to 200°C and bake for 15-30 minutes, depending on the size of the pans, until the edges of the dough are golden brown and the filling is covered with yellow spots.
Preparing fruit baskets
- While it cools, make jelly. To do this, mix water, sugar and agar-agar and bring to a boil.
- Place chopped fruit in cooled baskets.
Sand baskets filled with fruits
- Pour warm jelly on top. And leave until hardened.
When the jelly has hardened, you can try it. It turns out very tasty and beautiful!
Bon appetit!
P.S. so as not to miss new delicious recipes;).
Julia author of the recipe
The quality of the protein cream is affected only by the freshness of the eggs. The whites of market eggs instantly turn into a thick cream, and store-bought packages can present a surprise: “aged” eggs never form a stable foam when whipped.
The margarine is taken out of the refrigerator in advance, then the soft block is cut into cubes.
Sprinkle margarine with sugar and run through the mixture with a fork. There is no need to dissolve the sugar, just mix the ingredients.
Add fresh large eggs.
Pour out the flour and quench the soda with vinegar.
The dough is kneaded, rolled, and covered with film. An hour and a half is allotted for “ripening”, during which time the dough should be in the refrigerator. It can be stored in the refrigerator for two days, the quality of the baskets will not be affected.
Cake molds are greased with sunflower oil or margarine. It is necessary to coat every convexity of the mold so that the finished cake baskets do not break or crumble. Roll out the dough, the thickness of the layer is 5 millimeters. Use a cup to squeeze out circles, then place them into the mold. The bottoms of future baskets are pierced.
The baskets are placed in a preheated oven, temperature - 180 degrees. After 30 minutes, the baskets will become golden, and the thickness of the “basket walls” will increase to one and a half to two centimeters. The baskets are taken out of the molds and stacked in columns.
Preparation of protein cream for cake baskets
Three chilled whites are placed in a bowl and beat with a blender at maximum speed.
When the protein mass thickens, add citric acid and a couple of tablespoons of sugar. Continue beating until the sweet crystals are completely dissolved, then add two more tablespoons of sugar and beat again. Do the same with the remaining sugar.
Fill a cooking bag with a toothed nozzle with the cream. Squeeze out the protein cream in the form of a spiral.
Kiwis are peeled and cut into rings and half rings. The films are removed from the tangerine segments by first making an incision with scissors.
The cake baskets are decorated with fruits and served immediately. Such cakes cannot be stored for a long time, since long-term storage requires the obligatory lubrication of fruit slices with a gelling composition.
