{"id":5189,"date":"2015-05-13T00:52:09","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T22:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/?p=5189"},"modified":"2015-05-13T00:52:09","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T22:52:09","slug":"recipe-strawberry-tart-with-pastry-cream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadtopastry.com\/blog\/recipes\/tarts\/recipe-strawberry-tart-with-pastry-cream","title":{"rendered":"Recipe: Strawberry tart with pastry cream"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since the beginning of spring, I keep on being super tired.<\/p>\n

As we say in\u00a0Italian:\u00a0“April, sleeping is sweet<\/em>” (which is quite dull in English, but in Italian\u00a0it rhymes, I assure you)… but anyway now we’re in May<\/strong> and I’d love\u00a0to be able to get out of bed at a decent time! But no… I need a crane in the morning to lift me up!<\/p>\n

I don’t know if this is the effect of the season change<\/strong>\u00a0(or it’s maybe<\/em> due to the fact that I go to bed late), but luckily enough spring\u00a0has also brought many nice things so far: warm weather, blossoming plants, my birthday<\/a>, new series on Netflix, a royal baby, but most importantly… strawberries<\/strong>! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

They are by far my favourite fruit<\/strong> (together\u00a0with cherries), so I started some serious baking activity<\/strong> around them. The first result is these nice strawberry tart<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Nothing difficult actually: a simple shortbread tart dough<\/a><\/strong>, a classic vanilla pastry cream<\/a> with a bit of lime zest and a truckload of fresh strawberries.<\/p>\n

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I covered the strawberries with a home-made\u00a0neutral tart glaze<\/strong>: it is nothing more and nothing less than a sugar syrup with gelatin<\/strong>, but it’s one of the best-kept secrets by p\u00e2tissiers. Glazing fruits<\/strong> in a tart really makes them stand out and shine. And it will also make your tart rise to a flattering “Oh but you must have bought this, I can’t believe you made it yourself<\/em>” level! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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And remember: the secret to a nice tart<\/strong> is arranging\u00a0fruits harmonically<\/strong>, but also not leaving empty spots where the cream could be seen!<\/p>\n

So enjoy this tart and stay tuned for other strawberry extravaganza coming soon! \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

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