2016 Blueberry Bake Off Honorable Mention: Sandy O’Connor

Blueberry Ginger Shortbread Tart

Ingredients

Shortbread:

  • 2 cup salted butter
  • 2 1/ 2 cups unbleached flour
  • 3/ 4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup rice flour
  • 1 ½ oz. crystallized ginger (grated)*

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 F.

Beat butter (slightly softened) and sugar to cream. Knead flour and rice flour into mixture. Press into a 9” pie plate. Bake approximately 45 minutes until edges brown. Remove from oven and cover edges with ring of foil. Continue baking for another 45 minutes. Let cool.

Ingredients

Blueberry Topping:

  • 4 cups fresh blueberries
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 ½ oz. crystallized ginger (grated)*

Directions

Gently mix all ingredients in saucepan over low to medium heat until berries start to pop (around 3 minutes). Cool and fill tart with mixture.

Optional: Serve with fresh whipped cream or ice cream.

* Easier to grate crystallized ginger if you put it in the freezer.

2016 Blueberry Bake Off Honorable Mention: Sandy O’Connor

Blueberry Ginger Shortbread Tart

Ingredients

Shortbread:

  • 2 cup salted butter
  • 2 1/ 2 cups unbleached flour
  • 3/ 4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup rice flour
  • 1 ½ oz. crystallized ginger (grated)*

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 F.

Beat butter (slightly softened) and sugar to cream. Knead flour and rice flour into mixture. Press into a 9” pie plate. Bake approximately 45 minutes until edges brown. Remove from oven and cover edges with ring of foil. Continue baking for another 45 minutes. Let cool.

Ingredients

Blueberry Topping:

  • 4 cups fresh blueberries
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 ½ oz. crystallized ginger (grated)*

Directions

Gently mix all ingredients in saucepan over low to medium heat until berries start to pop (around 3 minutes). Cool and fill tart with mixture.

Optional: Serve with fresh whipped cream or ice cream.

* Easier to grate crystallized ginger if you put it in the freezer.