Weekly Baking Project: Blueberry Tart

The boys really love baking. In fact they want to grow up and go to pastry school. Once a week we are going to bake something or make something that they want to make. I told them it could be anything- healthy or less than healthy. They will be involved in as many aspects as possible in making the treat. This week Dagan wanted to make a blueberry pie. I asked him if he wanted it in a pie pan or if he wanted to use the new tart pan I bought. He opted for the tart pan.

The boys learned everything from measuring and mixing to weighing and rinsing. They cooked a sauce out of blueberries, used a hand mixer to whip the cream cheese, and rolled out the tart dough. They learned as did I that if you have a lot of butter in the crust that it will drip into your oven and cause it to smoke. We discussed when to put a pan underneath, how to clean the oven, and what to do if your oven starts smoking.

My mother always made blueberry cream cheese squares. I thought I'd try a different recipe, one with fresh blueberries. Hers was much better though. Next time I'll make it with the kids and pass down the recipe from one generation to the next.