Description
My Spring Strawberry Tart is a fresh and elegant dessert perfect for springtime. With a crisp buttery tart shell, smooth vanilla cream, and juicy fresh strawberries, this tart is simple to make, visually stunning, and full of seasonal flavor.
Ingredients
250g plain flour, 125g unsalted butter (chilled, diced), 70g icing sugar, 1 large egg yolk, 1–2 tablespoons cold water, 500ml whole milk, 1 vanilla pod (or 2 tsp extract), 100g caster sugar, 4 large egg yolks, 40g cornflour, 50g unsalted butter, 400g fresh strawberries (hulled and halved), 2 tablespoons apricot jam
Instructions
1. Mix flour and icing sugar, rub in butter, add egg yolk and water, chill dough 30 mins. 2. Roll dough, line tart tin, blind bake 15 mins, remove beans, bake 10 more mins, cool. 3. Heat milk with vanilla; whisk eggs, sugar, cornflour; add milk gradually; cook until thick; stir in butter; cool slightly. 4. Pour cream into cooled tart shell, smooth top. 5. Arrange halved strawberries on top. 6. Warm apricot jam and brush over strawberries for glaze. 7. Chill tart at least 1 hour before serving.
Notes
Keep butter and water cold for a crisp crust. Stir vanilla cream constantly to avoid lumps. Glaze strawberries for shine and freshness. Best served fresh; do not freeze.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 25g
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g