Strawberry Tart In An Almond Nut Crust Recipes

STRAWBERRY TART IN AN ALMOND NUT CRUST

Steps:

• Mix all the crust ingredients together until well blended.
• Press into a nine-inch tart pan with a removable bottom, taking care to keep the thickness of the crust uniform.
• Chill for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a light golden color. Cool before filling.
• To assemble, hull the berries and arrange them upside down in the tart shell.
• Prepare a glaze by melting the jelly, gelatin and Grand Marnier in a saucepan. Stir over low heat until mixture is clear. Spoon or brush over the berries.
• Decorate the tart with bright orange nasturtium flowers.

STRAWBERRY ALMOND TARTS

Steps:

• For the dough, beat the butter and sugar with the paddle on medium speed until very soft and light. Beat in the vanilla and the yolk and continue beating until smooth and shiny, about 3 more minutes. Stop the mixer, sift the cake flour and add to the butter mixture. Pulse the mixer on and off to incorporate the flour. Scrape the dough onto a piece of plastic, wrap and chill it until firm.
• For the almond filling, combine almond paste, sugar, yolk and zest and beat by machine until smooth. Beat in butter, scrape bowl and beaters and beat in eggs. Continue beating until light.
• Stir in flour. Divide the dough into 4 parts and roll one piece at a time on a floured surface. Use each piece of dough to line a 3 to 4 inch diameter tart pan. Mass the scraps together after rolling the dough for the first four pans and line the last two.
• Arrange the sliced berries evenly on the crust in each pan, then top with the almond filling, spreading it evenly with a metal spatula. Strew evenly with the sliced almonds.
• Bake the tarts at 350 degrees about 25 minutes, until dough is baked through and filling is set.
• Cool in pan, unmold and dust with confectioners' sugar. Decorate each tart with a few whole berries.

RHUBARB AND STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, mix flour and sugar. Add strawberries and chopped rhubarb. Toss with sugar and flour and let stand for 30 minutes.
• Pour filling into pie crust. Dot top with butter, and cover with top crust. Seal edges of top and bottom crust with water.
• Apply yolk to top of pie, using a pastry brush. Sprinkle with sugar. Cut small holes in top to let steam escape.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C), for 35 to 40 minutes, or until bubbly and brown. Cool on rack.

STRAWBERRY ALMOND CREAM TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• To prepare crust, place crackers in a food processor; process until crumbly.
• Add 2 tablespoons sugar, butter, and water; pulse just until moist.
• Place mixture in a 9-inch round removable-bottom tart pan coated with cooking spray, pressing into bottom and up sides of pan to 3/4 inch.
• Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool completely on a wire rack.
• To prepare filling, combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, and extracts in a medium bowl; stir until smooth.
• Spread mixture evenly over bottom of tart shell.
• To prepare topping, place 2 cups strawberries in food processor; process until pureed.
• Combine strawberry puree, 2/3 cup sugar, and cornstarch in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring with a whisk.
• Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat to low; cook 1 minute.
• Remove glaze from heat, and cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally.
• Combine 4 cups strawberries and juice; toss to coat.
• Arrange berries, bottoms up, in a circular pattern over filling.
• Spoon half of glaze evenly over berries (reserve remaining glaze for another use).
• Sprinkle nuts around edge.
• Cover and chill 3 hours.
• Note: You can use either an 8 x 12-inch rectangular pan or a 9-inch round tart pan. The recipe also works with a 9-inch springform pan and a 10-inch pie plate.