Description
Parisian pastry chefs craft this delicate strawberry tart with precision, blending buttery crust and silky pastry cream. Ripe French strawberries crown this elegant dessert, inviting you to savor each exquisite bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups (190 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (66 g) powdered confectioner’s sugar
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, cold and cubed
- 1 large egg, cold and beaten
- ¼ tsp salt
- 6 oz (170 g) cream cheese, softened
- ⅔ cup (157 g) heavy cream
- ½ cup (66 g) powdered sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 ½ lbs (680 g) strawberries, hulled and sliced
Instructions
- Dough Preparation: Pulse flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor until uniformly combined.
- Butter Integration: Add cold cubed butter, processing until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Dough Formation: Mix in beaten egg until dough consolidates, then shape into a disc and refrigerate for one hour.
- Crust Shaping: Roll chilled dough on floured surface to fit a 9″ tart pan, pressing carefully and piercing with fork.
- Crust Chilling: Freeze prepared crust for 30 minutes to stabilize structure.
- Blind Baking: Preheat oven to 375°F, line crust with parchment and pie weights, bake until edges turn golden brown, approximately 20 minutes.
- Filling Creation: Whip heavy cream with half the powdered sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form.
- Cream Cheese Blend: Mix cream cheese with remaining sugar and salt until smooth.
- Filling Fusion: Gently fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture, maintaining airy consistency.
- Final Assembly: Spread filling evenly across cooled crust and arrange fresh strawberry slices just before serving.
Notes
- Chill Dough Strategically: Refrigerating the dough for an hour helps prevent shrinkage and ensures a flakier, more stable crust during baking.
- Master Blind Baking: Preheating weights prevent the crust from puffing up, creating a crisp, even base that supports the delicate filling.
- Whip with Precision: Beat cream to stiff peaks carefully to maintain its volume, which creates a light, airy texture in the final filling.
- Fresh Fruit Finale: Add strawberry slices just before serving to preserve their bright color and prevent soggy edges on the tart.
- Prep Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 335
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 23 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 31 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 56 mg