Ingredients

  • All-purpose flour, for dusting
  • 1/2 recipe Pate Brisee, Cornmeal Variation
  • 1/2 pint Old Bachelors Jam (recipe follows), flavors stirred together, or 1 cup best-quality store-bought blackberry jam
  • 12 ounces (about 3 cups) fresh blackberries
  • 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted (see page 343)
  • 2 pounds (about 7 cups) fresh blackberries
  • 3 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 lemons, halved
  • 2 pounds (about 7 cups) fresh raspberries
  • 1/2 cup (4 ounces) kirsch or other cherry-flavored liqueur
  • (makes 4 half-pint jars)

Method

  • Preheat oven to 375F.
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to a 12-inch round, 1/4 inch thick.
  • Press dough into bottom and up sides of a 10-inch springform pan.
  • Trim edges to come 1 inch up sides of pan.
  • Refrigerate or freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
  • Pierce bottom of shell all over with a fork.
  • Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes.
  • Immediately spread jam in tart shell.
  • Top with blackberries; sprinkle with almonds.
  • Bake 10 minutes more.
  • Transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly.
  • Serve warm.
  • Bring blackberries, 1 3/4 cups sugar, and juice of 1 lemon to a simmer in a large pot.
  • Cook until sugar dissolves and berries are soft, 4 to 5 minutes.
  • Press a parchment round directly on surface of jam, and refrigerate overnight.
  • Repeat with raspberries and remaining 1 3/4 cups sugar and juice of 1 lemon in another large pot.
  • Remove parchment rounds; bring each pot to a boil.
  • Cook over medium-high heat until berries are slightly broken down and mixture is consistency of very loose jelly, about 12 minutes for blackberries and about 17 minutes for raspberries.
  • Divide blackberry jam among 4 half-pint glass jars, filling each halfway; top each with 1 tablespoon kirsch.
  • Divide raspberry jam among jars; top each with 1 tablespoon kirsch.