Recipes Pastries, Pies & Tart Recipes Sweet Tarts Strawberry Custard Tarts Back to Sweet Tarts Strawberry Custard Tarts Total Time 1h 15m Prep Time 30m Bake Time 45m Serves 4 Skill Level Intermediate 0 Reviews No ratings yet Save Save this recipe Share These strawberry custard tarts are the perfect balance of fresh fruit and sweet indulgence, ideal for an afternoon tea party. For an additional strawberry flavour the custard has been infused with Twinings mango and strawberry fruit tea. Method Preheat the oven 180°C (160°C fan / gas mark 4) Roll out the pastry and line 4 individual 10cm tartlet tins, trimming any excess pastry that overhangs the sides. Lightly prick the base of the pastry with a fork and place in the fridge for 15 minutes to prevent shrinkage when baking. Once chilled, filled the tart tins with baking paper and baking beans and bake for 10-12 minutes before removing the baking paper and bake for a further 10-12 minutes, until the base of the pastry is dry, crisp and golden in colour. Leave the tarts to one side to cool. To make the custard; heat the cream in a saucepan over a medium heat until it reaches boiling point, then add the teabags and remove from the heat to stew for a few minutes. In a separate bowl, beat together the caster sugar, vanilla bean paste, egg yolks and cornflour until light and fluffy. Squeeze the teabags to release any excess flavour and remove the teabags from the cream. Pour half of it in with the egg mixture and blend together. Add the egg mixture back into the saucepan with the remaining cream and heat gently for 1-2 minutes, continuously stirring until the custard begins to thicken. Once thickened, allow the custard to cool and chill in the fridge. Pipe the cooled custard into the pastry cases, top with some sliced strawberries and dust with icing sugar. Let's Bake The easiest way to follow a recipe Wimbledon Reviews Unfortunately there are no reviews for this recipe yet! Leave Your Thoughts Unfortunately reviews are not permitted to non-registered users. Please Log in to leave your review or ask us a question. Ingredients For the Pastry Base 320g Shortcrust Pastry (Ready to Roll) For the Custard 275ml Double Cream 1 tsp Vanilla Bean Paste Like vanilla extract, this product is made using the whole vanilla pod. A sugar syrup base (rather than alcohol) gives the product a thicker consistency which allows you to add more delicious vanilla flavour without thinning batters or sauces. Nielsen-Massey vanilla bean paste has a delicious aroma and taste and includes seeds so is an ideal substitute for vanilla pods in recipes, such as crème brûlée and ice cream, where you want to add the enticing visual flecks of vanilla seeds without the time or effort of using a vanilla pod. Vanilla bean paste can be used as a direct substitute for vanilla extract or vanilla pods: 1 tsp bean paste = 1 tsp extract = 1 vanilla pod Our favourite is the Nielsen-Massey Madagascan Bean Paste. 4 Strawberry & Mango Fruit Tea (Teabags) 10g Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar This is the highest quality caster sugar available and is a great natural alternative to refined caster sugar. It has a warm golden colour from its unrefined nature and is fine grained with a subtle buttery taste, making it perfect for deliciously light sponges, shortbread and macaroons. 3 Egg Yolks 1 tsp Cornflour For the Topping 200g Strawberries For dusting Icing Sugar This is refined white sugar ground to a fine powder with the addition of an anti-caking agent. It dissolves on contact with liquid and is therefore used to sweeten foods that require a smooth texture. It can be used to cover cup-cakes and sponges, is easy to colour and flavour and is perfect for butter cream Utensils Tart Cases or Tin Baking Beans Recipe Alternatives Bakewell Tart Bakewell Tart Total 1h 30m Serves 8 Skill Easy Diet Rating No ratings yet Vegan Chocolate Raspberry Tart Vegan Chocolate Raspberry Tart Total 1h 55m Serves 12 Skill Easy Diet DF/EF/GF/NF/RS/V/Veg Rating No ratings yet Delicate fruit tart with vanilla and rum chibouste Delicate fruit tart with vanilla and rum chibouste Total 1h 0m Serves 4 Skill Advanced Diet Rating No ratings yet
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