Fruit
tart
Sweet Pastry Crust
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups All purpose flour(195 grams) (1 2/3)1/8 teaspoon Salt(1/8)
1/2 cup Unsalted butter, at room temp(1/2)
1/4 cup Granulated white sugar(50 grams) (1/3)
1 Large egg, lightly beaten(1)
Note - Orange color quantities for 12" pan
Directions
Beat butter with electric mixture until soft. Add
sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Gradually add the beaten egg and beat just until incorporated. Whisk flour with salt. Add the flour
mixture all once and mix just until it forms a ball. Flatten the pastry into a disk, cover with
plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 15-30 minutes. Spray a nonstick cooking spray, an 8-9 inch
(20 - 23 cm) tart pan with a removable bottom. Evenly pat the chilled pastry onto the bottom and
up the sides of the pan. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze 30 minutes. Afterword place it in a 400 F preheated oven for 5 min.
Reduce heat to 350 F and bake about 15 min(until turn it to golden brown).
Pastry Cream
Ingredient
1 1/4 cups Milk (whole or 2%)(300 ml)(1 1/2)
1 tablespoon Pure vanilla extract
3 Large egg yolks
1/4 cup Granulated white sugar(50 grams)(1/3)
2 tablespoons All-purpose flour(20 grams)
2 tablespoons Cornstarch (20 grams)
Mix the sugar and egg yolks together. Sift
the flour and cornstarch together and then add to the egg mixture, mixing until
you get a smooth paste. Meanwhile, in a saucepan bring the milk and
vanilla just to boiling. Remove from heat and add slowly to egg mixture,
whisking constantly. then pour the egg mixture into a medium saucepan and cook
over medium heat until boiling, whisking constantly until thick.Remove
from heat and Pour into a clean bowl and immediately cover the surface with
plastic wrap to prevent a crust from forming. Cool to room temperature. Now you can keep this cream in refrigerator if you need.
Apricot Glaze(optional)
Ingredient
1/2 cup Apricot jam or preserves
Ingredient
3 cups Fruit
Large egg lightly beaten
Directions
Heat the apricot jam or preserves and
water in a small saucepan over medium heat until liquid (melted.) Spread a thin layer of apricot glaze over the bottom and sides of the
baked tart shell to prevent the crust from getting soggy. Let the glaze
dry (about 20 minutes). Then spread the pastry cream onto the bottom of the tart shell. Place
fruit randomly on top of cream or in concentric overlapping circles, starting
at outside edge. After that, re-warm the glaze, if using, and brush a light
coat on fruit.
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