Photograph of the finished Tarte aux fraises

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Tarte aux fraises

2 hr Hands-on time + 3 hr waiting
MediumDifficulty
6 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Flour Flour 1.8 lb
  • Photograph of Unsalted butter Unsalted butter 1.1 lb
  • Photograph of Powdered sugar Powdered sugar 11.3 oz
  • Photograph of Chicken eggs Chicken eggs 16
  • Photograph of Strawberry Strawberry 3.5 lb
  • Photograph of Fresh milk Fresh milk 6 ¾ cups
  • Photograph of Cornstarch Cornstarch 5.6 oz
  • Photograph of Vanilla Vanilla 2 ⅛ tbsp
  • Photograph of Sugar Sugar 15.5 oz
  • Photograph of Qamar al-din apricot paste Qamar al-din apricot paste 7.1 oz

Method

  1. 1 Knead the flour with cold butter, powdered sugar, and one egg, then refrigerate for 2 hours.
  2. 2 Roll out the dough in the mold and bake for 25 minutes until the crust is golden brown and completely dry.
  3. 3 Cook the custard with milk, egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, and vanilla for 10 minutes.
  4. 4 Spread a thin layer of apricot jam on the bottom of the pastry before adding the cream; this acts as a moisture barrier.
  5. 5 Without jam, the cream softens the bottom of the cake in just one hour.
  6. 6 Pour the cooled custard into the pan, then arrange the halved strawberries in a spiral pattern and spread jam on top.

With an appliance

  • Air fryer 1 hr 40 min

    For step 2: spray oil on the surface of the strawberry crust, place a heavy object on it, and bake at 195 degrees in a hot air oven for 16 minutes, rotating the mold halfway through; the crust browns quickly, and large molds may need to be divided into two cakes.

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