Strawberry Tarts
Enjoy this simple, fresh fruit treat whislt reaping the rewards of your home grown crop. An excellent addition to any afternoon tea selection.
Ingredients
- 150 ml double cream
- flour for dusting
- 1 tbsp lemon curd
- 200 g strawberries
- 2 tbsp strawberry jam
- 350 g shortcrust pastry
- handful mint leaves
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 180C/160C fan. Sprinkle flour on a clean surface and roll our the pastry to a maximum of half a cm thick. Put a small bowl or saucer on the pastry and cut round it with a sharp knife to make 4 circles. Use one circle to line each tart tin. Press in firmly and cut off any excess pastry.
- In each tin, top the pastry with some greaseproof paper or baking paper and add a lyer of rice or baking beans. Put the tarts in the oven for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven, take off the greaseproof paper and rice/baking beans. Leave to the side to cool.
- Put the cream in a bowl and whisk the cream until it starts to get thick. Now stir in the lemon curd.
- Wash the strawberries, remove the green tops and cut the fruit into slices.
- Divide the lemon cream into the 4 pastry cases. Layer the strawberries in a spiral on top.
- Combine the jam and 1 tbsp hot water in a bowl, mix together and then brush it over the strawberries as a glaze. Garnish with a mint leaf, serve and enjoy
Nutrition
Calories: 590kcal
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Perfect and easy recipe for a strawberry dessert with a minty twist!