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Red, White, and Blue Tart

A delicate pie crust filled with vanilla pastry cream then topped off with strawberries and blueberries.
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Inactive Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Author: Hezzi-D

Ingredients

  • 2 refrigerated pie crusts
  • 1 1/2 c. whole milk
  • 3 Tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/2 c. sugar
  • 1 vanilla bean
  • 1 egg
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 3 Tablespoons butter
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla
  • 1 pint blueberries
  • 2 c. strawberries sliced
  • 1 c. whipped cream

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Press one of the refrigerated pie crusts into a tart pan. Trim the edges. Use a fork and poke the bottom of the crust.
  • Take the other pie crust and use a cookie cutter to cut out 8-10 mini stars. Place the stars on a cookie sheet. Sprinkle with sugar. Baking the cookies for 4-5 minutes and the crust for 10-12 minutes or until it is browned. Cool completely.
  • Meanwhile, dissolve the cornstarch in 1/4 cup of the milk. Mix well and set aside.
  • Combine the remaining milk with the sugar in a medium saucepan. Cut the vanilla bean open and place in the milk. Bring the milk to a boil and then remove from heat. Remove the vanilla bean from the milk and dispose.
  • Add the egg and egg yolks to the cornstarch mixture and beat well. Pour 1/3 of the boiling milk into the egg mixture, whisking constantly so that the eggs do not cook.
  • Return the remaining milk to a boil on the stove. Slowly pour in the hot egg mixture, whisking constantly.
  • Continue whisking until the cream has thickened (it took mine about 6 minutes). Remove from heat and beat in the butter.
  • Add the vanilla and mix well. Cover with plastic wrap, making sure the plastic wrap touches the surface of the cream. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  • When ready to make the tart, fill the cooked pie crust with the pastry cream. Place the strawberries and blueberries on top of the pastry cream in a pretty paper.
  • Place the whipped cream in a pastry bag with a star tip. Squeeze pretty dobs of whipped cream around the edges of the tart and where needed.
  • Finally, place the cooked star shaped cookies on top. Enjoy.

Notes

A Hezzi-D Original Recipe