Classic French Fruit Tart

Ingredients

• •1 cup all-purpose flour
• •6 tablespoons cold butter, cubed
• •1 egg yolk
• •2 tablespoons cold water
• •2 cups whole milk
• •4 egg yolks
• •1/2 cup sugar
• •3 tablespoons cornstarch
• •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• •2 cups mixed fresh fruit (strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, raspberries)
• •1/2 cup apricot jam
• •2 tablespoons water

Directions

1. 1Mix flour and cold butter until breadcrumb texture forms, then add egg yolk and water to form dough. Chill for 30 minutes.
2. 2Press dough into a tart pan and bake at 375°F for 12-15 minutes until golden; let cool completely.
3. 3Heat milk in a saucepan. Whisk egg yolks with sugar and cornstarch until pale, then slowly add hot milk while whisking. Return mixture to saucepan and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened (about 3 minutes); stir in vanilla.
4. 4Pour warm pastry cream into cooled tart shell and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
5. 5Arrange fresh fruit on top of the pastry cream in a decorative pattern.
6. 6Heat apricot jam with water in a small saucepan until smooth, then brush gently over the fruit to glaze.
7. 7Refrigerate until ready to serve, and slice into wedges to serve.

💡 Dry the fruit thoroughly before arranging it over pastry cream; surface water can loosen the glaze and make the tart shell soften much faster.

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