Ingredients
all-butter puff pastry (500g)
caster sugar to sprinkle
Passion Fruit Curd:
caster sugar (175g)
5 large egg yolks
sieved passion fruit puree (80ml - about 5 large passion fruit)
unsalted butter (100g)
Caramelised Bananas:
3 medium ripe bananas
knob of unsalted butter (30g)
handful of light brown sugar (30g)
Steps
- place the sugar, egg yolks and passion fruit puree into a medium pan set over medium heat to start the curd.
- whisk the mixture constantly until the curd thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- take the pan off the heat and allow to cool for five minutes then add in the butter, stirring to combine.
- pour the curd into a jar and chill in the fridge until needed.
- peel and and dice the bananas.
- place the butter and sugar into a medium frying pan and cook over medium heat until the butter is melted and the sugar is dissolved.
- add the bananas and cook for a couple of minutes.
- transfer the bananas into a bowl and set aside.
- preheat the oven to 200ºC and lightly grease a 12-cup muffin pan.
- sprinkle the work surface with a little caster sugar and roll out of the puff pastry so that it is about 2mm thick.
- cut out 12 10cm rounds of pastry and press these into the prepared pan, chill in the fridge for 15 minutes.
- prick the base of each tart with a fork and line with a piece of parchment paper, weighing down with baking beans or rice.
- bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, then remove the parchment and beans and bake for a further 5-8 minutes or until golden.
- half fill the cooled tartlets with caramelised bananas and top with passion fruit curd. sprinkle the tarts with a layer of caster sugar and, using a blowtorch, caramelise the sugar. (These tarts are perfect eaten straight away but i prefer them after they have chilled for a few hours.)