Fresh Strawberry Tart

1Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup cold butter
• 1 egg yolk
• For pastry cream: 2 cups milk, 1/2 cup sugar, 3 egg yolks, 1/4 cup cornstarch, 2 tbsp butter, 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 lbs fresh strawberries
• 1/2 cup apricot jam for glaze

2Instructions

1. 1

   Make tart dough: pulse flour, sugar, butter until crumbly; add yolk.

2. 2

   Press into tart pan; chill 30 minutes.

3. 3

   Bake at 375°F for 20-25 minutes until golden. Cool.

4. 4

   Make pastry cream: Heat milk. Whisk sugar, yolks, cornstarch.

5. 5

   Temper yolk mixture with hot milk; return to heat and cook until thick.

6. 6

   Stir in butter and vanilla. Cool completely.

7. 7

   Fill tart shell with pastry cream.

8. 8

   Arrange strawberries on top.

9. 9

   Heat jam; brush over strawberries for shine.