I’m sharing a different strawberry-based recipe each day this week. Today it’s a simple strawbery tart you can make using just 5 ingredients.
What you need
200g of puff pastry
175ml tin of condensed milk
250ml of whipping cream
1 vanilla pod, split and de-seeded
2 punnets of strawberries
What you do
Line a 20cm loose flan ring with thinly rolled out puff pastry. Dock the bottom by making plenty of holes with the points of a fork. This will allow the air to escape whilst baking.
Next, line the inside of the pastry with aluminium foil or a few layers of cling-film. Sprinkle in some dried beans, lentils or rice to hold the foil or cling film in place. This is a great tip as it keeps the pastry thin.
Place in an oven at 180 degrees centigrade for about 15-20 minutes until golden brown.
Remove the foil and beans. It may be necessary to place back in the oven for a further few minutes as the centre can sometimes be the last to bake.
Open the can of milk and place in a bowl. In a separate bowl, add the vanilla seeds and cream and whisk until a soft peak forms. Fold the cream and the milk together to create a simple and easy confectioner’s cream. Once the pastry is cold, spoon in the cream and decorate with strawberries.
Look out for more recipes next week.
– Paul Heathcote
