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Summer Berry Tart

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PASTRY 2 cups plain (all-purpose) flour 1/3 rice flour 1/4 icing sugar 120 g chilled unsalted butter,cubed 1 egg yolk 1/4 iced water 1 egg white, lightly beaten FILLING 3 egg yolks 2 TB caster (superfine) sugar 2 TB cornflour (cornstarch) 1 cup milk (I used skim milk, it contains less fat than whole milk, so it's healthier :)) 1 ts natural vanilla extract 1 cup strawberries, halved 1 cup blueberries 1. Sift the flour and icing sugar into large bowl. Using your fingertips, rub into the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Make a well in the center and add the egg yolk and almost all the water. Mix with a flat-bladed knife, using a cutting action, until the mixture comes together in small beads. Add more water if the dough is too dry. Gather together and roll out between two sheets of baking paper. Divide the dough into twelve equal portions and roll each portion out to fit the base and side of the tray/pastry tin. Line the tray wit...