Best Dessert Pastries With Strawberries Tulipes Aux Fraises Recipes

CLASSIC FRENCH STRAWBERRY TART RECIPE (TARTE AUX FRAISES)

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix the butter and 125g of powdered sugar. Then, add the almond powder to the mixture along with the rest of powdered sugar. Add the two eggs and mix until homogeneous. Add the flour and mix until you have a smooth dough. Wrap in a plastic film and place in the fridge for 2 hours, minimum.
• Preheat your oven to 200°C (392°F) or thermostat 6-7. Roll the pastry out on a lightly floured surface to the thickness of a pound coin. Use to line a deep, fluted, loose-bottomed tart tin. Trim the excess and prick the base all over with a fork. Line the pastry case with baking paper and fill it with baking beans or rice. Place on a baking sheet and bake "à blanc" for 20 minutes. Remove the beans/rice and paper, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make the crème pâtissière. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, warm up the milk with the vanilla and half of the sugar. In a large bowl, wisk the the rest of the sugar with the yolks until lighter in color and fluffy. Whisk in the cornstarch. When the milk is just simmering, strain half of the warm milk slowly into the egg mixture, whisking continuously. Transfer back into the saucepan with the rest of the milk and over low heat, stirring constantly until it has thickened. Take the pan off the heat and add the cold butter in small pieces and mix. Cover the crème pâtissière with cling film, creating contact with the cream, and set aside to cool completely.
• Spoon the crème pâtissière into the tart, then level the surface with the back of a spoon. Wash, drain, de-stem and halve the strawberries. Place a strawberry half in the center of the start, then arrange concentric rings of fruit around it until all of the crème pâtissière is covered. Optional: gently warm the apricot jam with 2 tbsp water until melted, brush over the strawberries and leave for 2 minutes to set. Serve.

TARTES AUX FRAISES (STRAWBERRY TARTS - FRANCE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
• Make filling by mixing the sugar & ground almonds together in a bowl. Then blend in the softened butter, egg, flour & rum (or kirsch). Set aside in a cool place.
• Make bases by rolling out the puff pastry into 4 circles of equal diameter (approx 4-in). Prick the circles well using the tines of a fork, leaving a 1/4-in circular border. Spread almond cream filling over the pastry & allow to sit for a few minutes.
• Bake for 20 minutes, remove from oven & allow to fully cool. Wash, drain, hull & thinly slice strawberries while bases are cooking & cooling.
• You are essentially done at this point & can set aside the bases & strawberries for final assembly at your pleasure. To Assemble: Arrange strawberries on the bases in rosette shapes, sprinkle w/powdered sugar & serve immediately. (So easy! Was I right or not?).

DESSERT PASTRIES WITH STRAWBERRIES (TULIPES AUX FRAISES)

Steps:

• Arrange one dessert cup on each of 10 or 12 plates.
• Spoon an equal portion of the pastry cream in the center of each cup. Garnish the top of the pastry cream decoratively with three strawberries.
• Hold a small sieve over the top of each serving and add a little confectioners' sugar. Sprinkle the tops with sugar.