Strawberry and Custard Tart
While it may require a little extra time and effort, my Strawberry and Custard Tart is absolutely worth it. It's filled with strawberry jam, creamy custard and the recipe gives you instructions to create your own tart with a crumbly base, filling and glaze. You can make most of the components in advance, and the finished product makes for a fabulous centerpiece. Superb!
For the tart shell
- 240g plain flour
- Pinch of salt
- 185g vegan butter
- 60ml soy milk
For the vegan custard
- 420ml soy milk
- 100g caster sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
- 60g plain flour
- 1 tbs cornflour
- 1 tbs vegan butter
For the strawberry jam
- 350g strawberries
- 100g caster sugar
- 15ml lemon juice
- 2g agar agar
For the topping
- 50g caster sugar
- 1.5 tbs water
- 1/8 tsp agar agar
- 350g strawberries, halved
For the tart shell
- 1Place flour and salt in a large bowl.
- 2Add butter, and use your fingers to mix together until you have different sized chunks. You should still be able to see butter pieces.
- 3Add milk, then mix until mixture just comes together (don't over mix!)
- 4Bring mixture into a disk, cover and place in the fridge to rest for at least 20 minutes, or overnight.
- 5Once ready to bake, preheat the oven to approximately 180 degrees Celsius and set aside a large tart tin.
- 6Roll out pastry, then place carefully into the tin.
- 7Prick the base several times with a fork.
- 8Bake for approximately 15 to 20 minutes or until the outside is just starting to brown.
- 9Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
For the custard
- 10Heat milk, sugar and vanilla in a saucepan over a medium heat.
- 11Once mixture starts to bubble, add flour and cornflour and whisk briskly until well combined.
- 12Add butter and turn off the heat. If there are any lumps, use an immersion blender to smooth.
- 13Place in the fridge until completely cold.
For the strawberry jam
- 14Place strawberries, sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan and cook on a medium heat for 10 minutes.
- 15Once the strawberries are soft and starting to break down, add agar agar, blend with an immersion blender and place in the fridge to cool completely.
For the topping
- 16Spread jam evenly in the base of the tart.
- 17Place custard in a piping bag and pipe custard evenly over the jam.
- 18Heat sugar water and agar agar in a saucepan until thick, about five minutes.
- 19Arrange strawberries over custard, brush each one with glaze and place in the fridge for a final 30 minutes.
- 20Serve cold or at room temperature.
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