Preheat oven to 375F.
Make Master Sweet Pastry. In a food processor add:
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- pinch salt. Pulse this a couple times and add:
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) sliced COLD unsalted butter. Pulse this ~ 50x or until it resembles very coarse sand/salt. Then slowly add:
- 2 Tbsp ICE COLD water (or just enough to hold the pastry together). This will look a little like Play-Dough.
- Form this into a 2" inch round disc. Saran Wrap. Leave it in the refrigerator for at least 1/2 hour or overnight.
Make The Tart Crust
- After 30 minutes have passed: place a little cornmeal on the counter and roll out the dough to fill a 9" tart pan.
- Place a piece of parchment over the dough once it's in the tart pan and add some pie weights (or dry beans to weigh it down).
- Bake for ~ 25 minutes or until golden. Remove the pie weight and brush the tart with mixed egg wash.
- Place tart (no weights) back in oven and bake 15-20 minutes more or until the crust is completely baked and even more golden. Remove from oven and cool completely before filling.
Make Strawberry Coulis (Sauce). In a food processor add:
- 3/4 cup fresh strawberries (~ 4 medium strawberries)
- 2 Tbsp powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp fresh lemon juice
Make Filling. In a bowl add:
- Prepared coulis from above.
- zest of 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 ounces (1/2 cup) mascarpone cheese (use cream cheese if you can't find this)
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tbsp heavy cream
- 2 Tbsp ricotta cheese
- 2 cups sliced strawberries (~ 12 medium strawberries)
Make The Egg Wash - mix together:
- 1 egg Yolk (no white)
- splash water
- pinch salt
Make The Glaze To Go Over the Top of The Tart - Combine:
- 2 Tbsp strawberry jelly
- 2 tsp water
Put The Tart Together:
- Add the filling when the crust is cool and layer the sliced strawberry's on the top.
- Gently brush the WARM (microwave this) strawberry jelly glaze mixture over the top of the strawberry garnish.
- Put it back in the refrigerator and chill before serving.