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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Fresh strawberries make this a delicious and easy tart to make. You can bake the crust a day or two ahead of time and assemble the tart just before serving. Crust dough requires at least 1 hour chill time. Ingredients:
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour |
1/2 cup finely ground almonds |
1/3 cup sugar |
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
6 tablespoons cold butter, cut into pieces |
2 eggs |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
3/4 cup seedless raspberry jam or 3/4 cup strawberry jam |
1 teaspoon lemon juice |
2 pints strawberries, hulled and sliced |
sweetened whipped cream (optional) |
Directions:
1. Stir together flour, almonds, sugar, lemon peel and salt in a large bowl.
2. Cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender or 2 knives until coarse crumbs form.
3. Whisk together eggs and vanilla in a small bowl; stir into flour mixture until dough forms.
4. Shape into disk.
5. Wrap in plastic and chill for at least 1 hour or overnight.
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
7. Grease and flour a baking sheet.
8. Place dough on baking sheet; pat into a 10-inch circle forming a high edge.
9. Pierce bottom of dough all over with a fork.
10. Bake until slightly browned about 25 minutes.
11. Place baking sheet on a wire rack and cook for 10 minutes.
12. Transfer shell to rack to cool completely.
13. Melt jam with lemon juice in a small saucepan over low heat until spreadable.
14. Spread 1/2 cup jam mixture over bottom of the shell.
15. Arrange berries on top, cut sides down.
16. Brush with remaining jam mixture.
17. Serve with whipped cream if desired.
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