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Limburgse vlaai
Cherry lattice tart
Limburgse vlaai: Limburg yeasted cherry tart under a lattice
DutchVlaai is the pride of Limburg, the southern province around Maastricht: a thin yeasted pastry base filled with fruit, often sour cherries, apricots or plums, or with a creamy rice custard (rijstevlaai), topped with a lattice and baked. Every birthday, funeral and Sunday visit in Limburg has vlaai on the table, and bakeries sell them whole in boxes. A common mistake is a runny filling, which soaks the base. Chef's tip: thicken the cherry juice with cornflour and cook it until glossy before it goes in, so the base stays crisp.
- Total time
- 75 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 10
Ingredients
For the dough
- 9 oz plain flour
- 1 oz sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ cup warm milk
- 1 egg
- 1 ⅜ oz soft butter
For the filling
- 1 ½ lb jar of pitted sour cherriesdrained, juice kept
- 3 tbsp cornflour
- 2 ⅛ oz sugar
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Mix 9 oz plain flour, ⅛ oz fast-action dried yeast, 1 oz sugar and 1 pinch salt. Add ½ cup warm milk, 1 egg and 1 ⅜ oz soft butter and knead 6 minutes. Rise 45 minutes.
6 minStep 2: Mix 300 ml cherry juice with 3 tbsp cornflour and 2 ⅛ oz sugar and cook until thick and glossy. Stir in 1 ½ lb jar of pitted sour cherries and cool. Common mistake: a runny filling; soggy base.
5 minStep 3: Heat the oven to 400°F (fan 375°F). Roll two-thirds of the dough thinly to line a 28 cm vlaai tin or tart tin.
Step 4: Spread with the filling. Roll the rest of the dough thin, cut into strips and lay a lattice over the top.
Step 5: Rest for 15 minutes, then bake for 20–25 minutes, until golden. Cool in the tin.
25 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 260 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 46 g
- Fat
- 6 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does limburgse vlaai take?
- About 75 minutes in total: 50 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 10 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of plain flour?
- Self-raising flour, same amount (then leave out the baking powder).
- What can I use instead of fast-action dried yeast?
- Fresh yeast, three times the weight.
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