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Rustic blueberry tart

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Serves 8 750g blueberrie­s 400g plain flour, plus 1 tbsp and extra for dusting 200g chilled unsalted butter, cubed salt 150g caster sugar, plus extra to sprinkle 1 egg, plus 1 yolk zest and juice of 1 lemon Sift 400g flour into a large bowl. Add the butter cubes with a pinch of salt, and mix with a spoon. Using fingers and thumbs, swiftly rub the butter into the flour, until it is fully integrated and the mixture looks like breadcrumb­s. Mix in 50g of the sugar, the yolk and 125ml of ice-cold water. Knead together on a floured surface for 5 mins, until smooth. Wrap in cling film and chill for 1 hr. In the meantime, in a large bowl, mix together the blueberrie­s, the remaining sugar, 1 tbsp flour, and the lemon zest and juice. Set aside. Preheat the oven to 170°C/gas mark 3. Grease a 25cm loose-bottom round tin liberally. On a surface lightly dusted with flour, roll out the pastry to one and a half times the size of the dish. Cut it into a circle, then transfer to the dish, keeping the pastry central and letting the sides overhang. Fill the pie with the blueberry mix and fold over the pastry to create a rim. Trim with kitchen scissors if it is covering the blueberrie­s too much. In a small pot, whisk the egg and brush it over the pastry, then sprinkle the pastry with sugar. Bake for 1 hr, until golden and the blueberrie­s are soft and gooey.

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