Strawberry Mascarpone Tart With Port Glaze

Serves: 4

Clair Leannon

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

61

Spice

52

Sweetness

55

Sourness

37

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1.25 cups

All-Purpose Flour

1 tsp

Salt

1 large

Egg Yolk

3 tbsps

Water (cold)

Directions:

1

Make tart shell: Blend together flour, sugar, salt, and butter in a bowl with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse in a food processor) just until mixture resembles coarse meal with some roughly pea-size butter lumps

2

Beat together yolk, vanilla, lemon juice, and water with a fork, then drizzle over flour mixture and stir with fork (or pulse) until mixture comes together

3

Gently knead with floured hands on a lightly floured surface until a dough forms, then gently knead 4 or 5 times

4

Press into a 5-inch disk

5

Place in center of tart pan and cover with plastic wrap

6

Using your fingers and bottom of a flat-bottomed measuring cup, spread and push dough to evenly cover bottom and side of pan

7

Prick bottom of tart shell all over with a fork and freeze until firm, about 10 minutes

8

Preheat oven to 375°F with rack in middle

9

Line tart shell with foil and fill with pie weights

10

Bake until side is set and edge is pale golden, about 20 minutes

11

Carefully remove foil and weights and continue to bake until shell is deep golden all over, about 20 minutes more

12

Cool in pan, about 45 minutes

13

Blend together flour, sugar, salt, and butter in a bowl with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse in a food processor) just until mixture resembles coarse meal with some roughly pea-size butter lumps

14

Beat together yolk, vanilla, lemon juice, and water with a fork, then drizzle over flour mixture and stir with fork (or pulse) until mixture comes together

15

Gently knead with floured hands on a lightly floured surface until a dough forms, then gently knead 4 or 5 times

16

Press into a 5-inch disk

17

Place in center of tart pan and cover with plastic wrap

18

Using your fingers and bottom of a flat-bottomed measuring cup, spread and push dough to evenly cover bottom and side of pan

19

Prick bottom of tart shell all over with a fork and freeze until firm, about 10 minutes

20

Preheat oven to 375°F with rack in middle

21

Line tart shell with foil and fill with pie weights

22

Bake until side is set and edge is pale golden, about 20 minutes

23

Carefully remove foil and weights and continue to bake until shell is deep golden all over, about 20 minutes more

24

Cool in pan, about 45 minutes

25

Make filling while tart shell cools: Stir together strawberries and granulated sugar in a bowl and let stand, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes

26

Strain in a sieve set over a small saucepan, reserving berries

27

Add Port to liquid in saucepan and boil until reduced to about 1/4 cup, 10 to 15 minutes

28

Transfer to a small bowl to cool slightly

29

Meanwhile, whisk together mascarpone, confectioners sugar, lemon juice, zest, vanilla, and a pinch of salt until stiff

30

Stir together strawberries and granulated sugar in a bowl and let stand, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes

31

Strain in a sieve set over a small saucepan, reserving berries

32

Add Port to liquid in saucepan and boil until reduced to about 1/4 cup, 10 to 15 minutes

33

Transfer to a small bowl to cool slightly

34

Meanwhile, whisk together mascarpone, confectioners sugar, lemon juice, zest, vanilla, and a pinch of salt until stiff

35

Assemble tart: Spread mascarpone mixture evenly in cooled tart shell, then top with strawberries

36

Drizzle Port glaze all over tart

37

Spread mascarpone mixture evenly in cooled tart shell, then top with strawberries

38

Drizzle Port glaze all over tart