Strawberry Tart Recipe
(Adapted from Reader’s Digest: Creative Cooking)
Ingredients
- For tart you will need:
- 1 cup AP flour
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 egg yolk
- 4 tablespoons confectionerâs sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon orange zest
- 1 cup cherry preserves
- 2 pints fresh strawberries
- 1 cup whipping cream
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Sift flour onto a board or into a bowl. Make a well in the center. Add the butter, water, egg yolk, sugar, vanilla, and orange zest. Work the ingredients in the center, drawing in the flour until the dough is smooth.
- Pat out the dough onto the bottom and sides of a pie plate. Prick the bottom and sides of the dough with a fork. Bake got 15-20 minutes, or until the pastry is light golden. Cool.
- To make the glaze, put the cherry preserves in a small saucepan and melt it slowly over low heat. Cool slightly and brush over the bottom of the pastry.
- Wash, hull and slice the strawberries. Fill the pie plate with the strawberries and top with remaining cherry glaze.
- Whip cream with 1 tablespoon of confectionerâs sugar until light and fluffy and serve with a slice of strawberry tart! Enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 116g | |
| Recipe makes 8 servings | |
| Calories 172 | |
| Calories from Fat 127 | 74% |
| Total Fat 14.44g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat 8.94g | 36% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 43mg | 14% |
| Sodium 8mg | 0% |
| Potassium 143mg | 4% |
| Total Carbs 10.94g | 3% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.7g | 6% |
| Sugars 8.11g | 5% |
| Protein 0.96g | 2% |
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