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Boland fruit tart

Recipe from: - YOU 9/23/1993 12:00:00 AM

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Ingredients

45

ml

cornflour
75

g

castor sugar
425

ml

milk
3

extra-large egg yolks
1

ml

almond essence
250

ml

cream, stiffly whipped
5

ml

vanilla essence
TOPPING
500

g

fresh strawberries, rinsed
2

ml

white vinegar
15

ml

castor sugar
strawberry or other suitable jam
1

roll shortcrust pastry
1

egg white, beaten
FILLING
45

ml

cake flour

Method

Line a 26 cm pie dish with the shortcrust pastry, prick the bottom with a fork and brush with beaten egg white. Chill, then bake blind at 200 ºC (400 ºF) until light brown. FILLING Sift the cake flour and cornflour together, add the castor sugar and mix with a little of the milk to form a paste. Add the egg yolks and mix well. Bring the remaining milk to the boil and then gradually stir it into the flour mixture. Return the milk mixture to the saucepan and heat until a thick custard is formed. Stir in the almond essence. Cover with greased butter paper and leave to cool. Fold the cream and vanilla essence into the custard mixture and spoon into the prepared pie dish. Spread evenly and chill. TOPPING Marinate the strawberries for at least 30 minutes in the vinegar and castor sugar, preferably overnight in the fridge. Drain and arrange on top of the custard. Brush with a little melted strawberry jam and chill for at least 2 hours before serving.

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