Tarte Aux Fruit( Fruit Tarts)-Metric

Mixed Fruit Tart

I'm a big fan of Fruit Tarts, and have prepared them in many different forms from individual to full sized portions. Fresh Fruit, Pastry Cream, and Sweet Crust is all it takes to make this perfect Summertime dessert. We've covered the various components in other recipes so please feel free to look back on previous posts at any time.

Pâte Sucrée- Sweet Crust

200 g soft flour

50 g sugar

Pinch of salt

125 g unsalted butter

1 egg

Zest of 1/2 lemon

Vanilla extract

Mini fruit tarts

Crème Pâtissière-pastry cream

600 mL whole milk

5 egg yolks

100 g sugar

40 g flour

40 g corn starch

20 mL liqueur

vanilla pod

Tropical Fruit Tart

Décoration

Kiwis

Bananas

Strawberries

Raspberries

Oranges

Mint leaves

Apricot Nappage ( 3/1 Jam to Water Ratio)

Crème Anglaise

250 mL whole milk

3 Egg Yolks

75 g caster sugar

1 Vanilla Pod

steps:

1. Assemble pastry: sift the flour with salt. Cream the butter and sugar. Add lemon zest. Add vanilla to egg and incorporate into mixture in three equal parts. At all the flour at once and mixed together by hand. Do not over mix. Wrap with plastic to roll flat.

2. Pastry cream: transfer milk to a large pot and bring to boil with split vanilla bean added. Was eggs and sugar together in a separate bowl, add flour to eggs and mix well. Add cornstarch and mix. Add one half milk, mix, and another one half milk keeping vanilla pod and the mixture. Transfer to a clean pan. Cook on stove until just starts to bubble. Remove from heat and whisk to ensure no lumps. Transferred to clean trade to cool covered with buttered paper, or plastic film.

3. Crème Anglaise: split the vanilla pod, add to milk and scald on the stove. Add sugar and eggs in separate bowl, mix. Add one half of milk to egg and sugar mixture. Stir to incorporate, add second half of milk. Transfer to a clean can and cook over medium heat, stirring continuously until mixture just coats the back of a spoon. Do not allow to boil. Transfer to clean pan, and cover with butter parchment or plastic film making sure to remove all air pockets.

4. Roll pastry flat, and line tart pan with dough. Dock with fork, and bake blind using parchment paper, and pie weights in a 350°F Oven until just golden. Remove, and allow to cool.

5. Knock back pastry cream, and fill tart shell. Slice fruit, and decorate making sure that all pastry cream is covered. Brush fruit with Nappage to protect color, and prevent oxidation.

6. Garnish with mint leaves and serve with Crème Anglaise on the side.