French Strawberry Tart
A classic French tart featuring a crisp, buttery crust filled with silky pastry cream and topped with fresh, glossy strawberries. Served with a dollop of homemade crème fraîche for an elegant finish.
- Time: 90 min
- Servings: 8
Source: Food Gardening Network
Ingredients
- For the Pastry Crust : 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- powdered sugar
- teaspoon salt
- unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
- large egg yolk
- tablespoons ice water
- For the Pastry Cream : 2 cups whole milk
- large egg yolks
- granulated sugar
- cornstarch
- teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- For the Topping: 1 pound fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
- apricot jam, warmed and strained
- For the Crème Fraîche: 1 cup heavy cream
- sour cream
- tablespoon powdered sugar
- teaspoon vanilla extract