Sunday, January 8, 2017

Strawberry Cream Cheese Tart



Simple and easy to make strawberry cream cheese tart to bake as a tea time treat. Store bought pastry sheet comes handy in this delicious dessert by saving the hassle and time of making a pie crust. You can try the recipe with homemade sweet or shortbread pie crust as well.

Vibrant red fresh strawberries neatly arranged on flaky buttery pastry baked to perfection in this mouthwatering dessert recipe are sure to impress your family and friends. I always have frozen puff pastry in my freezer. Bought a couple of  pints of fresh strawberries recently, which waiting to be used. The juicy succulent berries complement well the creamy and rich cream cheese. Blueberry,raspberry and peaches works well in this tart too.I made this strawberry cream cheese tart for a Saturday noon tea and serve it along of a cup of hot piping tea.




Ingredients

1 sheet of frozen puff pastry,thawed
1 cup cream cheese
1 1/3 cup fresh strawberries,sliced
1 tbsp confectioners sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg


Methods

Preheat oven at 350'F or 180'C . Line baking tray with parchment paper and keep aside.

In a small bowl beat egg and add couple of tbsp of water for egg wash.

In a bowl, using a hand mixture beat cream cheese,vanilla extract and confectioners sugar till smooth.

Using a fork, prick the pastry all the way leaving 1/2 inch around the edges.Generously spread the cream cheese mixture on the puff pastry and arrange the sliced strawberries leaving 1/2 inch around the edges.

Brush the edges with egg wash and bake the tart for 15-20 minutes or till the edges turns golden

Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.

Serve with whipped cream or as its own.




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