![]() Add the egg and vanilla and process until the pastry just comes together. (You can do this with your hands too, I do it with a hand held mixer). To prepare the tart, place the flour, sugar and butter in a bowl and process until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.Add the strawberries to the syrup and toss to coat. Bring to the boil and cook for 5 minutes. To prepare the syrup, place the raspberries, sugar, water and sherry in a small saucepan and stir over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved.You just see it, want it and consume it! All too quickly… ![]() Now I don’t know how I got to this topic or why. But a part of me is still suspicious when a guy talks to me off the bat. Some fifteen years on, I have changed and will myself greet strangers on the street. It’s just not cool for a guy to talk to a girl out of the blue like that in India. I know any Indian girl reading this knows exactly what I mean. The poor unsuspecting guy was probably just being polite. I remember thinking to myself, how insolent! Grrr. It’s like the first time I moved to America and a stranger asked me how I was doing, on the street. They leave you alone! Which is quite of contrary to what they say about girls! Boys invariably will ask me that dreaded question, “and where are you from?” I think, I especially dislike that question because I live outside India and seem suspiciously, to be from all sorts of countries! I know I know the person is probably being nice and isn’t that I wanted in the first place? The fact is that I sort of don’t trust a boy asking me that question! I’m from India and we just don’t like boys asking us that sort of thing… □ I want to just not have to struggle through a flight I dislike being on in the first place. How many of you when you sit down on your seat, fervently wish for someone nice to come sit beside you? And, if not nice at least someone who doesn’t smell bad, is not rude etc? I know I do! Now, even if I do get someone nice, I’m not hoping for a conversation or to make a friend. Cramped with tens of people, bad food and my fear of enclosed spaces. I don’t like flying and the only thing nice about is that it gets me somewhere. I was on a cheapo ticket so instead of a direct flight I had a stopover on the way to New Delhi. Top with the sugared raspberries, dust with icing sugar and serve immediately.So, I just got back from India. ![]() Spread a generous amount of mascarpone filling on each pastry base. If the pastry has risen inside the frames, push it back down a little. In another bowl, mix the mascarpone, lemon zest and vanilla. You may leave the sugar out if your berries are perfectly sweet.Ĩ. Meanwhile, place the raspberries in a bowl and sprinkle with sugar. The pastries are done when they are golden brown and the sides have risen. Also: smaller pastries may need less time. The exact time is dependent on your pastry, so please see package instructions. Place the pastries on a tray lined with baking paper and cook for 15-20 minutes. Prick the bases of the tarts with a fork, to prevent rising.Ħ. Brush the egg wash over the 4 rectangles. ![]() Cut out the centre of half of the pastry rectangles, to create 0.5-inch (1cm) wide frames.ĥ. You can also cut out smaller shapes, like you see in my pictures above.Ĥ. Cut the pastry into 8 triangles of 3 inch x 4 inch (7cm x 10cm). Roll out the pastry on a surface dusted with icing sugar until it’s about 0.25 inch (0.5 cm) thick.ģ. I love to eat these tarts dusted with a little icing sugar, but they’re also delicious with some shaved dark or white chocolate on top.Ģ. The puff pastry might get a bit soggy otherwise and it’s exactly the crunchiness that makes them so good. You can easily make the bottoms ahead, but make sure to add the filling later. Or try it with peaches or nectarines, which taste even better when you grill them first. I chose lovely ruby red raspberries from the market, but you can choose any red fruit you like for this tart. From one-bite tarts to a dessert for two, and delicious every time! Crispy puff pastry, creamy mascarpone and sweet fruit: this is really the ultimate summer pastry. I made this tart in different sizes to show the possibilities. A simple dessert that still looks impressive: completely in line with my ‘the little things’ cooking philosophy. While browsing the Chiappa Sister’s Simply Italian cookbook, the recipe for this puff pastry tart with berries immediately caught my eye.
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