Gooseberries! Gooseberries are new to me. I saw them at Whole Foods and bought them to try.
Added them to this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe, Brioche Plum Tart, along with the plums (although not the Italian prune plums Dorie Greenspan tends to recommend in recipes that call for plums). Found gooseberry jam at World Market and used that too.
I made the whole recipe, but instead of one big tart I made 6 mini-tarts and cut each into quarters for sharing at work. This was a great recipe. Once the brioche dough is made, it’s very simple: just fruit, nuts, sugar, and jam. You can’t go wrong with brioche and jam!
Also, ever since I read in The Bread Baker’s Apprentice about using poor man’s brioche as a tart crust I’ve been wanting to try it. And I liked it! Because of the breadiness of the brioche this is definitely a breakfast treat, like a fruit Danish, not a dessert you eat for breakfast like brownies or cake. :P.
Thank you to Denise of Chez Us who selected this week’s recipe. If you would like the recipe, visit her blog.
Pink Stripes 
Wowee, these look great! I have never seen a real gooseberry, let alone tasted one, so I found your photos fascinating.
Oh these look fantastic! I love that you made them mini 🙂
So pretty! I read a lot of British fiction and mysteries and they’re always eating gooseberries. What do they taste like? I’m a little obsessed with the fresh pink(!) currants I saw at Whole Foods this weekend…I’m not sure if I want to bake with them or just look at them.
I haven’t had a gooseberry since I was little. My friend’s house in the country had them growing on bushes by the road. I remember they were mouth-puckeringly sour.
The tart looks great!
Gooseberry jam my mouth is watering just thinking of this… Those tarts look absolutely gorgeous 😀
I love gooseberry jam, what a great idea!
Your tart look delicious!
Okay I fess up. I have no idea what gooseberries are, but your tarts look fabulous!! I would love to try them.
I love your tart! It looks gorgeous and perfectly risen.
It looks beautiful! I’ve never had gooseberry jam, and it looks delicious.
Gooseberries!? I haven’t seen those since my last trip to England – wait until I tell my mom that Whole Foods *might* have them here.
Gooseberries make me think of Dr. Seuss, not sure. Maybe it’s just the name that makes me giggle. Now I know they’re also delicious. Great looking tarts.
what a pretty tart! I haven’t seen real gooseberries, I’m curious as to what it taste like.
quelle bonne idée que de prendre des groseilles à maquereau ! j’adore ça, surtout en gelée !
tes tartelettes sont magnifiques 🙂
I’m going to Whole Foods to search for gooseberries! I’ve never tried them, but my husband works for a wine magazine and they’re always talking about how certain white wines have the flavor of gooseberries. This is my chance to see what they taste like.
Your mini-tarts look fantastic.
Oooh! Your mini-tarts are so nice and puffy! I love the gooseberries. Brilliant idea!
Absolutely beautiful, Pink! Love the mix of colours… red and pale green is very unusual in the kitchen!
And gooseberries, got a find them and try them! Never have before!
Yup, that’ll do it. You have my aprnceiatiop.
I have never tasted a gooseberry, but your tarts look amazing! 🙂
Gooseberries – like me, many people’s childhood fruit. Beautifully done!
gorgeous colors on that-from the pastry to the toppings. Great!
I saw Gooseberries at Whole Foods and thought of you! The tart looks gorgeous with them!
I am so glad you used gooseberries. My friend is going to give me some and now I know what to make:)
I’ve never had a gooseberry – I thought they looked like blackberries or raspberries. The tarts look great!
Your minis are amazing, so puffy and perfect. I’m still obsessed by the thought of gooseberries and will scour Whole Foods next time I’m there just to be sure I’m not missing them. Seems like I’ve bookmarked a bunch of (British) recipes calling for them.
I’ve never had a gooseberry. Are they sweet? Do they taste similar to any other fruit?
I like your mini-tarts. I have a set of small tart pans and next time I’ll make mine smaller, too. I think they’d somehow be better that way.
these are lovely! i wasn’t sure about the brioche crust, but i like your description here:)
Those mini tarts look amazing! I love the berries too- yum!
These are very intriguing ….I’m thinking I’ll use apricots, maybe? I just can’t imagine how delicious the bread and jam will be…..
AmyRuth
I haven’t seen gooseberries in the longest time, but what a great way to sue them! This tart is stunning and I know it must have been delicious paired with the gooseberry jam!
I love the fact that you are so adventurous, one of the many reasons why you are my favorite top 10 dessert bloggers.
These are beauties.
I love the little mini ones and the use of the gooseberries is wonderful. Love this!
Your tarts are so beauiful!
wow, your tarts look amazing and perfectly cooked – makes me think maybe I did something wrong!
Your minis are just so cute. I love the colors. I’ve never had a gooseberry. I’ll have to give them a go. Your pictures are beautiful.
Oh the mini tarts look fabulous!! I really liked this recipe. I thought it was really easy and can’t wait to try it again with other fruits 🙂
Your tarts look gorgeous!! This is the second recipe you’ve posted this week with fun fruits I’ve never tried – first boysenberries and now gooseberries! I need to expand my horizons 🙂
Sounds like a delicious combination of fruit! I can so rarely find gooseberries, they’re always such a treat.
Your tarts look incredible. Now you have me wanting to try these berries.
The gooseberries are beautiful and so are your tarts! I have never cooked with them. I wasn’t really sure what to expect using brioche as a tart crust, but was pleasantly suprised. I really like it.
Oh, oh, these look definitely yummy! Love fruity tarts.
These look so delicious! I love the idea of using gooseberries in there. I also love the minis as I think that was the way to go…once we cut into ours, the fruit kind of splashed all over and this morning it was all soggy, so I scraped off the fruit and served it on oatmeal as everything else was smooshy…and we aren’t fond of smooshy. I think that with the minis you don’t have to cut into them all at once and the fruit would stay more intact and not run all over and make everything smooshy…LOL…does this make sense? Yours look wonderfully delicious!
very nice! i so rarely think about using gooseberries, but they really are so cute!
You have Whole Foods AND World Market!! **SIGH**
Tart looks perfect.
I haven’t had gooseberries in years. Next time I am in a BIG town may have to see if I can find some
wow your tarts are so pretty!! i have never tasted gooseberries, but they look beautiful! I definitely want to try this tart again…this time with fruit!
What a gorgeous tart! I’ve had gooseberry jam before, but never just the fruit, I’ll have to look for them!
Did you like the gooseberries? What do they taste like?
~ingrid
I’ve never had a gooseberry, but your tart looks awesome!
Those look delicious and I loved seeing the gooseberries. It brought back memories of collecting gooseberries with my mom in a park somewhere near hear. Now I need to call and ask her where and try to go get them again!
Lovely! What does a gooseberry taste like?
I’ve never had gooseberries, but this tart looks like a good introduction to them!
Justine
Wendy, Darn. This is beautiful!!! I’ve never had a gooseberry and can’t wait to try one!! 🙂
Your photos are always so crisp. Are you using a big F-stop? (I don’t know any of the lingo in photography) Are you shooting with the AV setting?
I love the mini tarts – what a fantastic idea!
I’ve not tried gooseberries before too. But those colors remind me of a pizza. haha. Must have tasted loevly anywayz!
Lovely tarts! I’ve never had gooseberries – must remedy that immediately.
Mmm. That looks yummy. The more brioche tart pictures I see, the more I want to make this recipe. Hopefully I’ll finally get to it this weekend.
This looks delicious and I want to try it with my own plums and gooseberries – but where is the recipe??