Strawberry-Lemon Cream Tart
- 1/2 cup chilled whipping cream
- 1/3 cup prepared lemon curd
- 1/2 17 1/4-ounce package frozen puff pastry sheets (1 sheet), thawed according to package directions
- 1 egg mixed with 1 tablespoon water (glaze)
- Sugar
- 1 basket strawberries, hulled and halved through stem end
- Whip cream to stiff peaks.
- Place lemon curd in medium bowl.
- Stir in 1/2 of whipped cream.
- Fold in remaining cream.
- (Can be prepared 1 day ahead.
- Cover and refrigerate.)
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Roll pastry out on lightly floured surface to 14x11-inch rectangle.
- Cut 4 1-inch-wide strips off short side and 4 1-inch strips off long side.
- Transfer pastry rectangle to ungreased cookie sheet.
- Pierce with fork.
- Brush with some of egg glaze.
- Arrange 1 pastry strip on each edge of rectangle so outside edges meet, trimming as necessary, forming tart edges.
- Brush top of strips with egg glaze.
- Repeat with remaining pastry strips.
- Brush top of strips with egg and sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake tart 5 minutes.
- Pierce with fork if puffed.
- Continue baking until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
- Cool completely.
- Spread cream mixture in tart.
- Arrange strawberries atop lemon cream in rows, cut side down.
chilled whipping cream, lemon curd, pastry, egg, sugar, basket strawberries
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/strawberry-lemon-cream-tart-1149 (may not work)