Blueberry Frangipane Tart

BLueberries are in season!! Yay!! I skipped into a happy twirl around my shopping cart when I spotted beautiful blueberries being sold cheap this week. They usually cost a FORTune at other times of the year. I excitedly picked up a box and began thinking of what I was going to do with them.Considering how I've been pressed for time with Uni exams this month, I couldn't really afford to risk more than a couple of hours in my kitchen baking extravagant desserts with my lovely berries. Bill granger came to the rescue~ I recall flipping through a few cookbooks by Bill and discovering a simple yet elegant tart recipe with cherries + frangipane filling.

"Frangipani?" you say.... That's a flower my dear ;)
Frangipane is an almond flavored pastry cream used in tarts, cakes and other desserts.

75g unsalted butter softened
1/3 cup castor sugar
3/4 cup ground almonds
2 egg yolks
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Beat all ingredients above and leave to chill and thicken in the refrigerator for about 5-10 minutes.

1 sheet puff pastry (corners cut off- apprx 1-2mm off the sides just to help it puff better in the oven)
1 egg yolk lightly beaten
1 tub blueberries
1-2 tbsp sugar for sprinkling

Lay pastry on a silicone mat or some baking paper. Spread eggyolk over pastry slice. Score a large square around the pastry sheet (2-3 cm away from the edge) being careful not to slice through the sheet. Spoon frangipane mixture onto the surface within the scored area. Drop the blueberries evenly in a single layer, sprinkle with sugar and bake tart in 190 degree oven for 20-25 minutes or until pastry corners are puffed, crisp and golden.
Serve with cream if your being naughty *grin*
The berry-ful tart turned out simply divine! I didn't break a sweat putting the tart together and while it puffed up in the oven, I had another 20-25 mins with my books. I sliced the tart into strips and devoured its puffy crusts and indulgent centers while I crammed for my exam tomorrow... which reminds me...I think I should stop blogging now...*waves goodbye*

Thanks for the good luck wishes guys! I hope I wont be needing too much luck, but it's nice to have some anyway~ LOL