Strawberry & Basil Tart Recipe

For 1 tart:

• 500 g of strawberries
• 1 seasoning pencil to carve Basil

• 150 g of flour
• 80 g of butter 
• 100 g of powdered sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 pinch of salt

Cream:

• 40 cl of milk
• 1/2 vanilla pod
• 3 egg yolks
• 80 gr of sugar
• 40 gr of cornstarch
• 40 gr of butter

 For the dough: 

1. Soften the butter using a fork.
2. Add the powdered sugar and mix well to obtain a smooth cream.
3. Incorporate the egg yolks, then sprinkle in the flour and salt.
4. Mix until you get a dough ball, then refrigerate it.

For the cream:

1. Heat the milk with the half vanilla pod.
2. Mix the egg yolks with the sugar until the mixture whitens, then sprinkle in the cornstarch.
3. Incorporate the hot milk and return to the heat to thicken the cream.
4. Stir continuously for 2 minutes and remove the cream from the heat.
5. Keep refrigerated.
6. Roll out the dough and bake it in the oven for 15 minutes at 180°C.
7. Blend the cream while adding the butter in pieces.
8. Remove the tart shell from the oven and let it cool.
9. Pour your cream into the tart shell, arrange the sliced strawberries, and enjoy with Basil shavings.