Recipe for Strawberry Dream Tart
Crust
1 1/4 cups flour
2 - 3 T. sugar
1/2 cup butter, well chilled or frozen 30 minutes
1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
2 T. very cold water
1.Preheat oven to 375. In food processor combine flour, sugar. Add butter and process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Combine egg yolk and water. Gradually add to flour mixture and process until dough just holds together.
2.Press dough into flat disk and press into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Line crust with foil and fill with pie weights or dried beans.
3. Bake until edges are slightly browned, 15-18 minutes. Remove pie weights and foil and continue baking 5-8 minutes, until golden brown. Remove pie weights and cool on rack.
Lemon Cream Cheese Filling
3 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 T. fresh lemon juice
1 tsp. grated lemon zest
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup whipping cream
1/2 pound strawberries, sliced
1. In food processor, process cream cheese until fluffy. Add lemon juice, lemon zest and sugar. Process until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl as necessary.
2. In medium bowl, whip cream to soft peaks. Fold cream cheese mixture into whipped cream.
3. Place 1/2 of mixture in prepared pastry. Layer sliced strawberries over cream mixture and cover with remaining half of cream mixture.
4. Chill 3-5 hours.
{Linking to Centsational Girl and Beauty and Bedlam}
that looks delish....thanks for the recipe!!!
ReplyDeleteapril
Looks just beautiful and absolutely yummy! Does the crust have more than 1/4 cup of flour? Seems like an easy recipe and can't wait to try it!
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i am so not good in the kitchen, but i think i can pull this off. i sure hope so, cause it looks delicious!!
ReplyDeleteThat looks sooo yummy. I love strawberries and anything that qualifies as dessert. Great pic too.
ReplyDeleteoh goodness, i am so saving this recipe! it looks amazing - thanks!!
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ReplyDeletethis looks divine. I will be trying this one for sure! thanks for sharing!
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~meri
Oh my this has me drooling!
ReplyDeletethis looks so light and delicious I'm tempted to leave work and make it right now!
ReplyDeleteI saw your link at Centsational Girl and I had to click on something that looked so yummy! I love tarts, too, and it will soon be strawberry season here. I would go the over-achiever route myself because I love a little "grandma" on anything.
ReplyDeleteLooks soooooooooooooooooooo good!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful picture!
ReplyDeleteJo was showing me the pics of the tea party which I love and then I saw this recipe....oh my ...she said it was wonderful and I can't wait to make it for my family!
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