May 30, 2012

Mill’s Meals, Jubilee Special

What a tart!

Unless you’ve been dwelling under a rock somewhere, you’re all well aware, it’s HRH’s Diamond Jubilee this weekend. With this in mind, it is only proper that this month’s Mill’s Meals pays tribute with a suitably Royal affair! I’m not a fan of the traditional British fodder that’s suddenly en vogue again; coronation chicken in a white bap just ain’t my bag. Instead, I’ve created a savoury ‘Royal Tart’ adorned with edible elements creating a Union Jack design that can be wolfed down hot or packed up for a picnic. For pudding it’s all about ‘Queen of tarts’, mini, flaky, sweet, buttery individual cherry picnic-perfect pies – not strictly a tart but you get the reference.

How to make sweet, buttery, flaky pastry:

Tool Kit: Large bowl. Hand-held pastry blender or a fork. Half a cup of water with a couple of ice cubes in it to keep it cold. Rubber spatula.

Ingredients: 312g plain flour. 1 tablespoon sugar. 1 teaspoon salt. 226g unsalted butter, very cold.

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Text: Milly Cundall
Film: Stevie Rees

Step by step

1. Mix all the dry ingredients together in the bowl.
2. Cube your very cold butter and add it to the dry ingredients.
3. Use the pastry blender or fork to work the butter into the mix, scooping and redistributing as you do it. The more butter you leave visible in the mix the more flaky the pastry will be. Stop blending when the butter is about pea sized.
4. Drizzle the ice cold water into the mix a tablespoon at a time (without the ice cubes), using a rubber spatula to combine it into the mix. When it starts coming together in large clumps use your hands to gather into a ball. Do not let it get too wet or it will be impossible to handle.
5. Wrap in clingfilm and put in the fridge to chill for an hour minimum before you use it. When you do use it, make sure you don’t over handle it and let it get warm, the cooler it is, the easier it is to handle.

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Mill’s Meals, Jubilee Special

What a tart!

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