Seasonal Fresh Fruit Tart is a dessert that combines short crust pastry as a base, a filling of pastry cream and assorted fruits as topping.
The toppings of fruit makes this choice of a dessert a healthy one. Seasonal Fresh Fruit Tart is fun to prepare because it allows you to explore with your favourite fruits to create a very colorful and tasty dessert.
Short Crust Sugar Dough
Ingredients:
- Flour -200g
- Dainess Icing sugar -130g
- Eggs -40g
- Salt -1g
Method:
- Mix butter, sugar, flour and salt with the flat beater. Add eggs and mix.
- Roll it out into sheets about 2-3mm thick, refrigerate for several hours.
- Grease baking rings with butter if needed. Place the dough in a ring with diameter 8-16cm.
- Bake it at a temperature of 160◦c for 10-15mins, then smear the dough with the egg wash and continue baking for 5-7mins to golden brown.
Egg Wash
Ingredients:
- Egg yolk -50g
- Cream – 50g
Method:
- Mix the egg yolk and cream into a smooth mixture.
- Use it with the help of a pastry brush or a spray gun.
Pastry Cream
Ingredients:
- Fresh milk -208g
- Cream -154g
- Dainess Vanilla essence -2tsp
- Egg yolk -90g
- Sugar -90g
- Dainess Corn flour -30g
Method:
- In a saucepan combine cream, milk, essence, and bring to a boil. Leave to simmer.
- Whisk together egg yolk with sugar and corn flour.
- Temper egg yolk mixture with hot milk, then pour everything back into the pot, bring the mixture to boil again, and cook for 2mins while stirring constantly.
- Remove pastry cream from the heat, pour into the baked tart ring.
- Cool it in the fridge for 20mins.
Available fruits
- Strawberries
- Kiwi
- Yellow orange
- Star fruit etc.
Method:
- With the help of a chopping board and a sharp knife, slice all fruits and arrange on the pastry cream tart.
Garnishes
- Gold leaf
- Roasted hazelnut
