Total Steps
7
Ingredients
13
Tools Needed
16
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Heavy cream
- 1 1/2 pint Small strawberries, (about 18), hulled
- 1/8 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 large Egg yolk
- 3 tablespoons Sour cream
- 1 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into bits (1/2 cup)
- 6 tablespoons Confectioners' sugar
- 1 1/2 cup All-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons Freshly grated lemon zest
- 1/4 cup Fresh lemon juice
- 2 large Eggs, beaten lightly
- 5 tablespoons Unsalted butter, cut into bits
- 1/2 cup Sugar
Instructions
Step 1
To make lemon curd: In a metal bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water, cook sugar, butter, eggs, lemon juice, and zest, whisking frequently, until the curd is thick enough to hold marks of the whisk and the first bubble appears on the surface. Strain the curd through a sieve into a bowl and cool. Chill the curd, covered, until ready to use. Lemon curd may be made up to 1 week in advance and kept covered and chilled.
Step 2
To make the shell: In a food processor, pulse flour, confectioners' sugar, butter, and a pinch of salt until the mixture resembles coarse meal. In a small bowl, stir together sour cream, egg yolk, and vanilla until combined well, then add to the flour mixture. Process the mixture until a ball of dough is formed. Shape the dough into a thick disk and chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, at least 30 minutes.
Step 3
Preheat oven to 375F.
Step 4
On a floured surface, roll out the dough to 3/8 inch thick and cut into an 11-inch circle. Transfer the dough with 2 spatulas to a baking sheet. Crimp the edge decoratively and chill the dough 20 minutes.
Step 5
Prick the shell all over with a fork and bake in the middle of the oven until pale golden. Cool the shell completely on the baking sheet on a rack.
Step 6
To assemble the tart: Spread lemon curd evenly on the shell, leaving a 1-inch border, and arrange strawberries on it. The tart may be assembled up to this point 3 hours in advance and kept covered.
Step 7
Whip cream and spoon into a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip. Pipe rosettes of cream between the strawberries and transfer the tart to a platter.