Medieval Strawberry Tart Recipe
User Reviews
4.9
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Prep Time
25 mins
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Cook Time
25 mins
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Total Time
50 mins
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Servings
6 slices
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Calories
331 kcal
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
North American
Medieval Strawberry Tart Recipe
Description
This tart begins with a dough combining all-purpose flour, salt, and fresh thyme chopped finely to impart a subtle herbal aroma, mixed with chilled butter cut into pieces. Ice water is added just enough to bring the dough together, which is then chilled before rolling. The pastry is rolled into a 9-inch circle and placed on a baking sheet, where a layer of lemon curd is spread inside a one-inch border.
The filling consists of strawberries tossed with sugar, flour, and lemon juice to thicken and balance sweetness and acidity. These are arranged over the lemon curd, and the pastry edges are folded up to partially cover the fruit. The tart bakes at 400°F for 25 minutes until the crust edges lightly brown and the center fills and bubbles, indicating a cooked filling.
The combination of lemon curd and fresh strawberries provides a bright, tangy fruit flavor mellowed by the herbal thyme in the crust. Its texture contrasts between the crisp, flaky pastry and the juicy, soft berries. It is best served after cooling for at least 15 minutes to set the filling for cleaner slices.
Ingredients
Pastry
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoons thyme chopped, fresh leaves
- ½ cup butter cut into pieces, chilled
- 1-3 tablespoons water ice
Filling
- 4 cups strawberries thawed if frozen
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ½ cup lemon curd
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Whisk together flour, salt, and thyme. Add butter and mix with your fingertips, a pastry cutter, or a food processor until it resembles coarse crumbs. Add enough ice water to bring the dough together, 1 tablespoon at a time.
- Form the pastry into a disk and wrap it in parchment paper and refrigerate it for at least half an hour
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine the strawberries sugar, flour, and lemon juice.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry into a 9″ circle then transfer the pie crust to a baking sheet. Spread lemon curd leaving 1″ around the edge. Arrange the strawberries over the top. Fold up the edges of the pastry to keep in the strawberries.
- Bake on an un-greased, preferably edgeless baking sheet for 25 minutes, or till the edges are light brown and the center is bubbling. Remove from oven and try not to dig in for at least 15 minutes
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 331 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 slice (of 6) | |
| Calories | 331kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 43g | 14% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 41mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 456mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 188mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 532IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 58mg | 64% |
| Calcium | 28mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.9
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