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 Strawberry Tart

A delightful summer tart full of flavour and texture, wonderful as either a chilled dessert or a mid morning treat.

Ingredients

To produce take 500g of strawberries, 250g of pate brisee, 200g of cream cheese, 200g of ricotta cheese, 100f of Amaretti biscuits and 50g of icing sugar.

 Method

Prepare the pate brisee and blind bake in a flan tin. Allow to cool. Hull the strawberries. Blend the cream and ricotta cheeses in a bowl along with the icing sugar. Crush half of the strawberries into the creamed cheese, fold in gently. Spread into the cooled pastry case and chill for at least an hour. Slice the remaining fruits and arrange on the top of the tart. Crumble the Amaretti biscuits over the top. Serve.

 

Click here for a pate brisee recipe