Blackberry and Coconut Macaroon Tart
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Ingredients
- Crust:
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons white whole wheat flour, spelt flour or matzo cake meal
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon unsweetened finely shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon natural cane sugar (I used a coarse Turbinado because I had it on hand)
- Generous 1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- Filling:
- 1 1/2 cups unsweetened finely shredded coconut
- 6 tablespoons natural cane sugar or lightly packed light brown sugar
- 3 large egg whites
- 6 ounces fresh blackberries, halved (feel free to swap any berry/cherry you can find in season)
- 1/4 cup pistachios, crushed
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Preparation
Step 1
Make base: Preheat oven to 350°F with a rack in the middle of the oven. Line the bottom of a 9-inch round tart pan with a removable bottom or an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment. Generously butter parchment and sides of pan.
Step 2
Combine flour, coconut, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. Stir in melted butter until evenly distributed in dry ingredients. Press mixture firmly in the bottom of the pan to form a solid, flat layer, like a shortbread cookie base. Bake for 15 minutes, or until lightly golden. Remove and set aside to cool for a few minutes while you prepare the filling.
Step 3
Assemble tart: Stir together coconut, sugar, and egg whites. Evenly distribute blackberries across tart base. Using a small spoon or your fingertip, drop little tufts of macaroon filling around the blackberries, allowing them to stay at least partially uncovered.
Step 4
Bake for 20 to 25 until the peaks of the macaroon filling are bronzed. Let tart cool, then garnish with the crushed pistachios (I pressed mine in just a little bit, so they’d stick better) before slicing into skinny wedges or small squares.
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Chef's notes
My attempt to swap the whole wheat flour with matzo cake meal was only moderately successful, possibly due to the 'medium' coconut instead of 'fine'.
If trying with matzo meal, consider grinding everything together in a food processor and adding an extra tablespoon of melted butter if needed.
The original recipe calls for an 8×11-inch tart pan, but scaling the recipe to 3/4 of the original volume should fit a 9-inch round tart pan or an 8-inch square cake pan.
