OVERALL PREPARATION TIME: 4 HOURSCOOKING TIME: 35 MINUTES
A delicious tart suggested by Raphaël Creton of La Cave à Manger.
Preparation
Shortbread dough
- Mix the soft butter and sugar with a pastry blender or food processor.
- Add egg yolks.
- Stir in flour and baking powder.
- Shape into a 15 cm-diameter disk and store in the fridge.
Almond cream
- Mix the soft butter, sugar and lemon zest with a pastry blender or food processor.
- Add the white almond powder.
- Add whole eggs and mix well. Keep refrigerated.
Assembly and baking
- Roll out the Breton shortbread dough with a rolling pin and flour if necessary. The final size should be slightly larger than your tart tin.
- Place the dough evenly in your tin, overlapping slightly at the ends. Place in refrigerator if pastry is too soft.
- Spread the almond cream evenly over the bottom of the tart, leaving 1 cm free on top.
- Place in the oven for 35 minutes. Leave to cool at room temperature for at least an hour before unmolding.
- Cut your strawberries into quarters (or eighths if they're large).
- Heat the jam in the microwave for 45 seconds to make it liquid.
- Combine the strawberries and jam in a bowl, making sure all surfaces of the strawberries are covered with jam.
- Arrange the strawberry filling on top of the tart and refrigerate for 45 minutes.
It will keep in the fridge for up to 4 days.