French-style Strawberry Tart

Recipe courtesy of Co-op Magazine

Strawberry Tart

Serves : 4

Ready in 1 1/2 hours

Ingredients :
175g puff pastry

Filling :
3 egg yolks
100g caster sugar
40g plain flour
1 vanilla pod
300ml semi-skimmed milk
Zest of half a lime
1 tsp butter, melted

Topping :
450g strawberries, sliced
A few mint leaves, chopped
1 tblsp pine nuts, toasted

Step One : Heat oven to gas mark 6 / 200oC / Fan 180oC.

Step Two : Roll out pastry and cut out a 20cm round.  Score edge with a knife and place on a baking tray and cook for 20 to 30 minutes in oven.  Allow to cool.

Step Three : Meanwhile, beat egg yolks with sugar until pale and creamy.  Stir in flour.  Put vanilla pod and milk in a saucepan, bring to boil and then remove pod, beat milk into custard mix.  Return to pan and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring all the time.  Add zest and melted butter, cool.  Spread on pastry base and top with strawberries.

Step Four : Scatter over mint and toasted pine nuts.

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