Scottish Strawberry Tart or Pie
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Ran out of plums and had leftover so developed this recipe to use strawberries instead of plums that the original called for.
Ingredients
| 1 ½ | pounds |
strawberries
hulled and sliced |
|
| 1 | each |
pie shell (9 inch)
9 inches baked |
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| 1 | cup |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 | each |
egg yolks
|
* |
| 1 | each |
lemon
juice of |
|
| ½ | cup |
sugar
granulated |
|
| Topping | |||
| 3 | tablespoons |
brown sugar
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cinnamon
|
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Directions
Preheat the oven to 350℉ (180℃).
Arrange the strawberry slices overlapping in concentric circles in the tart or pie shell.
In a bowl, beat together, cream, eggs and egg yolk, lemon juice, granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
Pour over the strawberries.
Bake for 25 minutes or until the strawberries are softened.
Mix together the brown sugar and the remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
Sprinkle over the tart.
Return to the oven and bake for a further 10 minutes or until the sugar has caramelized on top.
Serve warm.
