Fruit Tart

RECIPE

Fruit Tart

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Recipe from Internet
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½ cup (8 tablespoons) soft butter
½ cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups  All-Purpose Flour

Filling
2 cups  milk
½ cup sugar, divided
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
pinch of salt
4 large egg yolks
¼ cup cornstarch/Maziena
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small cubes

TOPPING
Fruits of choice and season

GLAZE
⅓ cup apricot jam
1 teaspoon water

Instructions:

To make the crust:

1. Beat together the butter, sugar, vanilla,  and salt.

Butter mixture
2. Add the flour into the butter mixture. The mixture will be crumbly.

Crumbly mixture
3. Using your hands, press the crust into the bottom of a tart pan. Use a fork to prick the dough all over. Freeze for 30 minutes (or longer), covered. Just before baking, preheat the oven to 375°F.

4. Bake the crust for 20 to 22 minutes, until golden brown.  Cool completely, then wrap with cling wrap and set aside

To Make the filling;

1. In a medium sauce pan, combine the milk, ¼ cup sugar, vanilla essence and salt. Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a simmer.

2. In a medium bowl, whisk together egg yolks, cornstarch/Maziena and remaining ¼ cup of sugar.

3. When the milk mixture comes to a simmer, very slowly pour ½ cup of the milk mixture into  the egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly. Continue to slowly add the milk mixture to the egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly until it has all been incorporated.

4.strain and pour back into saucpan

5. Cook the mixture over medium high heat, whisking constantly until the mixture thickens, about two minutes.

6. Transfer the mixture to a an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attached, or a hand mixer. Add the butter and beat on medium speed until the butter melts and the mixture cools, about 5 minutes.

7. Place the filling  into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap, pressing it directly onto the surface of the pastry cream to prevent a skin from forming. Chill in the refrigerator at least 2 hours or more

If you are preparing the tart more than a few hours in advance, brush the fruit with this glaze to preserve

To make the glaze:

1. Melt the apricot jam with 1 teaspoon of water. Stir to combine.
2. Brush some of the glaze over the fruit.

To assemble add pastry cream to tart then put fruits of choice and lastly brush glaze over the fruit
Decorate as desired

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