Strawberry Tart Or Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup ground almonds
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, unsifted
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 cup cold butter
• 4 tablespoons ice water
• 1 pint strawberry
• 6 tablespoons softened butter
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 orange, zest of
• 1/4 cup grand marnier
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds
• powdered sugar (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 for the almond crust, mix almonds, flour, salt and sugar together in a mixing bowl.
• 2 using a pastry blender, cut butter finely into dry ingredients. sprinkle with the ice water until a dough is formed, and knead the dough for a few minutes to incorporate the butter.
• 3 (alternatively, you can make the dough in a food processor. grind the almonds first, then add the flour, salt, sugar, and butter. with the motor running add the ice water until a ball forms. then proceed with the kneading).
• 4 refrigerate for about an hour.
• 5 roll out on a floured board and fit into a 10-inch tart pan or a 9- or 10-inch pie plate.
• 6 place foil over pastry, fill with dry beans or pastry weights, and bake in a preheated 425°f oven for 12 minutes.
• 7 carefully remove the foil with the beans and cool.
• 8 for the filling: quickly wash and hull the berries, dry in paper towels, and set aside.
• 9 cream together the butter and the sugar, then add the cornstarch.
• 10 beat in the eggs, one at a time, then add cream.
• 11 stir in lemon juice, grated orange zest, and grand marnier.
• 12 place strawberries, whole or sliced, in the pastry shell.
• 13 pour the filling carefully over the berries and sprinkle with almonds.
• 14 bake in a preheated 350°f oven for about 35 minutes. the pie should not jiggle when shaken; it will brown slightly.
• 15 cool pie and refrigerate until cold.
• 16 dust with powdered sugar through a fine sieve just before serving.