Name: Tartes Aux Fraises (Strawberry Tarts - France)
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: FOR THE FILLING; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 cup ground almonds; 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened; 1 egg; 3/4 cup flour; 1 tablespoon rum or 1 tablespoon kirsch; FOR THE BASE; 7 ounces puff pastry (200 gm); FOR THE TOPPING; 18 ounces fresh strawberries (1.1 lb or 500 gm); powdered sugar (for dusting)

1
Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
2
Make filling by mixing the sugar & ground almonds together in a bowl. Then blend in the softened butter, egg, flour & rum (or kirsch). Set aside in a cool place.
3
Make bases by rolling out the puff pastry into 4 circles of equal diameter (approx 4-in). Prick the circles well using the tines of a fork, leaving a 1/4-in circular border. Spread almond cream filling over the pastry & allow to sit for a few minutes.
4
Bake for 20 minutes, remove from oven & allow to fully cool. Wash, drain, hull & thinly slice strawberries while bases are cooking & cooling.
5
You are essentially done at this point & can set aside the bases & strawberries for final assembly at your pleasure. To Assemble: Arrange strawberries on the bases in rosette shapes, sprinkle w/powdered sugar & serve immediately. (So easy! Was I right or not?).

Tartes Aux Fraises (Strawberry Tarts - France)

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