STRAWBERRY TART
Source of Recipe
Southern Livings Classic Southern Desserts
List of Ingredients
PASTRY
• 4 ounces ( ½ brick) cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups flour
CUSTARD
• ½ cup sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 4 egg yolks
• 3 tablespoons butter
• ½ teaspoon vanilla paste (or vanilla extract)
• 1 quart fresh strawberries, sliced
Recipe
Beat the cream cheese, butter, sugar and salt at medium speed with an Electric mixer until creamy. Add flour and beat at low speed until a dough forms. Shape into a disk, cover and chill 30 minutes.
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Place dough on a lightly floured surface and sprinkle with flour. Roll between 2 sheets of plastic wrap to a 1/8-inch thickness. Wrap dough around a rolling pin, separating it from the bottom piece of plastic as you roll. Place over a 9-inch tart pan and unroll. Remove plastic wrap on top. Press dough onto bottom and up sides of the pan. Gently roll or press rolling pin against edges of pan to remove excess dough. Line with parchment paper, fill with pie weights or dried beans and bake 17 minutes. Remove weights and parchment paper and bake 5 more minutes, until lightly browned.
Combine the ½ cup sugar with the cornstarch in a heavy saucepan. Whisk half-and-half with egg yolks and gradually whisk into sugar mixture in saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla bean paste. Place plastic wrap directly on filling to prevent film from forming and let stand 30 minutes, until set.
Spoon custard into prepared tart shell. Cover and chill 1 hour, until chilled. Top with strawberry slices and serve. Makes 8 servings.
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