Fresh Strawberry Tart
Fresh Strawberry Tart
Makes one 10-inch tart
For the Tart Shell
1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (plus more for rolling)
1/4 cup chilled unsalted butter, cut into bits
Pinch salt
2 to 3 tablespoons ice water
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, and coat the inside of a 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Put the flour into a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Distribute the butter over the flour, and sprinkle with the salt. Pulse on and off until the mixture begins to look grainy. With the machine running, add the water a tablespoon at a time, until the mixture begins to come together.
3. Form the dough into a disc, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
4. Turn the dough out onto a floured board, and roll to a 12-inch circle. Press into the tart pan, prick all over with a fork, press a piece of buttered aluminum foil onto the dough, and fill the foil with rice or pie weights. Bake for 15 minutes, remove the foil and pie weights, and bake another 5 minutes, until the crust is golden brown. Remove from the oven, and allow to cool completely.
For the Pastry Cream and Assembly
1 cup whole milk
1 tablespoon vanilla paste
3 large egg yolks
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 cups strawberries, sliced
1. In a saucepan, heat the milk and vanilla paste until small bubbles form around the rim of the pan. Remove from the heat.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the yolks, flour and sugar. Pour in some of the milk mixture, and whisk until smooth.
3. Return the mixture to the saucepan, and whisk until the mixture comes to a boil. Pour the mixture through a fine mesh sieve, and press plastic wrap onto the surface of the pastry cream. Cool completely.
4. When ready to serve, spread the pastry cream over the cooled crust. Arrange the strawberries on the pastry cream. Serve cold.
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