Orange Glazed Strawberry Tart
A great use for the best berries from your harvest.
Ingredients
- 1 tart pastry dough for a 9 inch pie/tart
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 quart strawberries washed, hulled, and sliced (in halves or quarters depending on size)
Instructions
Bake the tart shell
- Preheat your oven to 425 ºF.
- Roll the dough our and press it into the pie pan.
- Prick the bottom of the dough with a fork.
- Bake unfilled for 10 or 12 minutes.
Prepare the filling
- Using a medium saucepan, mix the sugar, cornstarch, salt, orange juice, and lemon juice together.
- Cook over low heat and stir constantly until the mixture starts to thicken.
- Continue to cook over low heat for 10 or 12 minutes after it begins to thicken.
- Turn off the heat and allow the mixture to cool to near room temperature.
Fill the tart shell
- Add the strawberries to the baked tart shell, spread them out evenly.
- Cover the strawberries with the orange glaze mixture.
- Serve with a dollop of whipped cream.