Strawberry Devonshire Tart

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Ready In:
1hr 50mins
Ingredients:
11
Yields:
1 Tart
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ingredients

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directions

  • ----Pastry----.
  • Combine flour and sugar and work in the butter with finger tips.
  • Add egg yolk and 1 tablespoon ice water and work with fingertips until dough holds together (don't over work it).
  • Pat dough into a flat round.
  • Wrap and chill until firm enough to roll.
  • Then roll between sheets of wax paper to fit a 9" loose bottomed tart pan.
  • Remove top paper and turn pastry over pan centering it.
  • Let pastry slip down into pan and gently pull off paper.
  • Using fingertips, press pastry into pan, even off rim and chill crust.
  • Prick dough with fork.
  • Bake at 375°F for about 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
  • Remember to cool before adding filling.
  • ----Filling----.
  • Beat cream cheese until fluffy.
  • Add sour cream and beat until smooth.
  • Spread on bottom of shell and refrigerate.
  • Wash and hull strawberries, mash enough uneven ones to make 1 cup.
  • Mix sugar and cornstarch.
  • Add 1/2 cup water and sieved berries and cook over medium heat, stirring until mixture is clear and thickened, then boil about 1 minute.
  • Stir to cool slightly and add a little red food coloring if necessary.
  • Fill shell with remaining berries, tips up and pour cooked mixture over top.
  • Chill 1 hour.

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  1. I first found this recipe in a Good Housekeeping magazine in the '60's. I have loved it ever since. It is also fabulous with peaches instead of strawberries. Makes a wonderful party dessert. Not too heavy for coffee and dessert.
     
  2. This is a recipe that I have made for years and had lost. Quelle surprise! This is an excellent tart recipe with a delicious taste. I highly recommend it!
     
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  1. I first found this recipe in a Good Housekeeping magazine in the '60's. I have loved it ever since. It is also fabulous with peaches instead of strawberries. Makes a wonderful party dessert. Not too heavy for coffee and dessert.
     

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