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Tarte aux fraises

Classic french strawberry pie

A crispy crust filled with delicious pastry cream and fresh fruits. I am sure I got your attention there. Check this strawberry pie recipe, it's simply good.
Course: Baking
Cuisine: Française
Keyword: French pastry, Traditional recipe
Portions 6
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Temps de repos: 1 hour
Cooking time: 20 minutes
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Équipements

Ingredients

For the crust

  • 150 g flour
  • 40 g confectioner's sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 75 g soft butter
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 1 lime zest

For the pastry cream

  • 250 ml whole milk
  • 25 g cornstarch
  • 2 eggs yolk
  • 40 g sugar
  • 10 g cold butter, diced
  • 1 vanilla pod, split and scraped

For the fruits

  • fresh strawberries (or any other fruit)

Instructions

For the crust

  • In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, zest and salt.
  • Incorporate the soft butter, then the egg yolk. Do not work the dough too much, stop as soon as it is homogeneous.
  • Shape the dough into a ball, wrap it and leave it in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F).
  • Grease 6 tartlet rings (or 1 large ring).
  • Roll out the dough on a floured surface. Cut out six pieces and fill the tartlet rings.
  • Bake the pastry for 15 minutes, filled with pie weights. Remove the weights and continue baking for another 5 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown (if you make a large pie, the baking time will be a little longer).
  • Let the crusts cool on a wire rack before assembling.

For the pastry cream

  • Whisk the egg yolks with the sugar and cornstarch.
  • Pour the milk into a pan.
  • Split the vanilla bean in 2 and collect the seeds, add to the milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
  • Pour a small amount of the hot milk over the egg mixture. Dilute and pour back into the pan with the remaining milk. Return to the heat, constantly stirring, until the mixture thickens.
  • When the mixture begins to thicken, remove the pan from the heat and add the butter pieces. Whisk until you have a smooth cream.
  • Remove the vanilla pod. Pour the cream into a dish, cover on contact and keep it in the refrigerator until use (it must be cold before use).

For the fruits

  • Hull the strawberries and cut them into strips.

For the pie

  • Fill the pie crusts (cold) with pastry cream, then arrange the strawberry slices on top. Sprinkle with a few lime zest (optional).