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How to Make the Easiest Tart

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How to Make the Easiest Tart

The easiest and best tart recipe to make at home, reliably successful. It doesn’t take long to prepare a strawberry-tart version, and you can decorate with any available fruit or whatever you prefer.

Total time90 min
Prep25 min
Cook65 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyMedium
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DessertsInternationalVegetarianNut freeMediumLong cook

Recipe story

Dough ingredients:

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1 cup flour

1 egg

1/3 cup soft butter (about 125 g)

3 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Pinch of salt

Grated lemon zest

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Filling:

2 cups milk

2 eggs

2 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons flour

A pinch of vanilla

Zest of lemon

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup softened butter (about 125 grams)
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 medium spoonful vanilla
  • a pinch of salt
  • grated lemon zest
  • Filling:
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • a dash of vanilla

Method

  1. First mix the filling ingredients, then place the mixture over low heat, stirring continuously until it thickens. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
  2. Mix the dough ingredients well and press the dough into a tart pan lightly greased with a little butter and dusted with a pinch of flour.
  3. Prick the dough with a fork so it doesn't puff up during baking...
  4. You can also place a sheet of baking paper over the dough and put chickpeas or beans on it to weigh the dough down and prevent it from rising during baking.
  5. Put the tart pan into a preheated oven at 180°C.
  6. When the crust takes the desired golden color remove it from the oven. At this point the filling will have cooled; put the filling over the tart crust and decorate as desired with strawberries or any other fruit you have on hand...
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