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Fresh Strawberry Tarts Recipe

Ingredients

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Crust:
4 oz cream cheese, room temperature
1 stick butter, room temperature
pinch of salt

1 1/41 1/2 cups plain flour

Filling:
1 cup strawberries
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1 TBSP cornstarch mixed with 1 1/2 TBSP water
glaze or confectioner’s sugar–optional

Instructions

Place the cream cheese, butter and 1 1/4 cups
of plain flour into your mixing bowl.
With the dough hook, knead it to form a dough-
there should be enough butter and cream cheese to have it come together but add a little more of the flour if you need it; you may need to add another 2 tablespoons or so.
Roll into a ball and press into a circle as flat as you can get it to make rolling it easier; cover with cling wrap.
Place in the refrigerator for 45-60 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the strawberry filling
so that it will cool before filling the pies.
Wash the strawberries and hull them and
chop them into small pieces. In a saucepan on medium heat,
add the strawberries and sugar and simmer.
You shouldn’t need any extra liquid as the strawberries release plenty
but just stir it to make sure that the sugar doesn’t catch on the bottom of the pan.
Simmer for about 15 minutes until the strawberries are soft.
Remove from heat and add the vanilla and cinnamon.
While the mixture is still hot but not boiling, add the cornstarch and cold water mixture,
stirring to thicken it.   Allow to cool.
When the dough is ready, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
Remove the pastry from the fridge and flour a clean surface and rolling pin.
Roll out the pastry quite thinly and cut using a 5 inch round pastry cutter that has been dipped in flour.
Fill each pie with a tablespoon of cooled filling and pinch to seal up the sides.
Brush the egg over the tops of the pies and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden.
Dust with powdered sugar or make a glaze with
powdered sugar and a bit of milk and brush it on the hot pies.