Maine Blueberry Tart

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Maine Blueberry Tart

from Maureen

1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup flaked coconut, toasted and chopped
3 tbl sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup cold margarine or butter (1 stick), cut into small pieces
1 1/2 cup + 2 tbl milk
1 pkg vanilla-flavor instant pudding for 4 servings
1/2 cup heavy or whipping cream, whipped
1 1/2 pint blueberries
 
Preheat oven to 375. In bowl, measure flour, coconut, sugar and salt. With fingertips, blend in margarine until it resembles course crumbs. With fork, mix in 2 tablespoons milk until moistened.

Press mixture onto bottom and side of an 11" by 1" round tart pan with removable bottom. With fork, prick tart shell in many places to prevent puffing and shrinkage during baking.

Bake tart shell 20-25 minutes until golden (if pastry puffs up during baking, gently press it to pan). Cool tart shell in pan on rack.

When tart shell is cool, carefully remove side of pan. Prepare filling - in medium bowl prepare instant pudding as label directs but use only 1 1/2 cups milk. With rubber spatula, fold whipped cream into pudding mixture and then evenly spoon into cooled tart shell.

Refrigerate tart at least 15 minutes or until ready to serve to set. Just before serving pile blueberries on top of tart.

12 servings   260 calories per serving