Farro tart with gariguette strawberries and espresso caramel recipe

Farro tart with gariguette strawberries and espresso caramel recipe

Delicious and creamy, a great dessert or sweet treat anytime. Created by Australian multi-award winning chef, author and restaurateur Skye Gyngell, this sweet tart is the perfect way to end a dinner party or family get-together, and also offers a satisfying crunch and unique texture thanks to the crisp pastry and farro.

Ingredients

For the Pastry
  • 500 g flour
  • 250 g unsalted butter
  • 30 g sugar
  • 2 whole eggs
  • 2 yolks
  • 17.6 oz flour
  • 8.8 oz unsalted butter
  • 1.1 oz sugar
  • 2 whole eggs
  • 2 yolks
  • 3.75 cups flour
  • 1.125 cups unsalted butter
  • 1.1 oz sugar
  • 2 whole eggs
  • 2 yolks
For the Filling
  • 95 g farro
  • 300 ml milk
  • 1 zest of unwaxed lemon
  • 1 vanilla bean chopped
  • 259 g buffalo ricotta
  • 180 g caster sugar
  • 75 g candied orange peel
  • 7 organic egg yolks
  • 55 g sugar
  • 375 ml cream
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 3.4 oz farro
  • 10.6 fl oz milk
  • 1 zest of unwaxed lemon
  • 1 vanilla bean chopped
  • 9.1 oz buffalo ricotta
  • 6.3 oz caster sugar
  • 2.6 oz candied orange peel
  • 7 organic egg yolks
  • 1.9 oz sugar
  • 13.2 fl oz cream
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 3.4 oz farro
  • 1.3 cups milk
  • 1 zest of unwaxed lemon
  • 1 vanilla bean chopped
  • 9.1 oz buffalo ricotta
  • 6.3 oz caster sugar
  • 2.6 oz candied orange peel
  • 7 organic egg yolks
  • 1.9 oz sugar
  • 1.6 cups cream
  • 1 pinch salt

Details

  • Cuisine: British
  • Recipe Type: Dessert
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Preparation Time: 15 mins
  • Cooking Time: 80 mins
  • Serves: 10

Step-by-step

FOR THE PASTRY

  1. Place the flour in a stand mixer.

  2. Add the cubed, chilled butter and sugar. Blitz quickly until the butter has broken up and then add the eggs.

  3. As soon as the pastry has come together remove from the mixer. Mould together. Wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge.

  4. Roll out the pastry and line the tin. Chill for a further 30 minutes, then blind bake on the Fan Plus setting at 180°C for 15 minutes.

FOR THE FILLING

  1. Place the farro, milk, lemon zest and vanilla pod in a solid steam container and cook on 100°C for 40 minutes. Add the ricotta, sugar and mixed peel and stir gently to combine.

  2. Place the cream, sugar and salt in a heavy bottomed pan. Bring to the boil then remove from the heat and allow to infuse for 5 minutes. Whisk the egg yolks and slowly add the warmed cream. Pour the custard into the ricotta filling and pour into the prepared tart shell. Bake until set on 150°C (approximately 25-30 minutes).

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