Fig strudel tart with goat's cream cheese
This open fig strudel has a tangy note thanks to the goat's cream cheese.
Strawberry tart with vanilla cream
Is this the perfect cake? There's only one way to find out: Bake it and eat it!
For the shortcrust pastry
| Ingredients (8 servings) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 250 | g | Flour, plain |
| 80 | g | Powdered sugar |
| 1 | pinch | Salt |
| 125 | g | Butter, cold, diced |
| 1 | Egg + 1 egg yolk | |
| 1 | teaspoon(s) | Vanilla extract |
For the vanilla cream
| Ingredients (8 servings) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 500 | ml | Whole milk |
| 1 | g | Vanilla pod or 2 tsp vanilla extract |
| 5 | Egg yolk | |
| 100 | g | Granulated sugar |
| 45 | g | Corn starch |
| 1 | pinch | Salt |
For the topping
| Ingredients (8 servings) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 500 | g | Fresh strawberries |
| 100 | g | Strawberry jam |
| 2 | tablespoon(s) | Water |
| 10 | ml | Lemon juice |
| 50 | g | Pistachios, chopped |
- For the shortcrust pastry, mix the flour, powdered sugar and salt, then work in the cold butter with a rubber spatula until the mixture is crumbly. Add the egg and vanilla extract and knead into a dough as quickly as possible. Wrap in cling film and leave to rest in the fridge for an hour.
- Roll out the dough on a floured work surface and press into a 24-centimeter tart tin. Leave to rest again in the fridge for about half an hour. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180 °C. Weigh down with beans or baking weights and blind bake for about 20 to 25 minutes. Allow to cool well.
- For the vanilla cream, bring the milk and vanilla to the boil. In a bowl, beat the egg yolks and sugar until frothy, then work in the cornflour. Slowly pour the hot milk into the egg mixture, stirring constantly, then pour the mixture back into the pan and stir constantly over a low heat until it thickens. Remove from the heat and leave to cool for 20 minutes.
- Spread the cooled vanilla cream onto the cake base and arrange the strawberries in a circle on top. Heat the strawberry jam with the water and lemon juice and strain, then brush the strawberries with the warm glaze. Sprinkle with chopped pistachios
- Chill for at least one hour before serving.
