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Strawberry clotted cream tarts

Name: Strawberry clotted cream tarts
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Plain flour, to dust; 375 g (13oz) block all-butter puff pastry; 1 medium egg, beaten; 4 tbsp. icing sugar, sifted; 227 g tub clotted cream; 2 tsp. vanilla bean paste; 300 g (11oz) strawberries hulled and thinly sliced; 3 tbsp. strawberry jam, to glaze

This patisserie-style sweet treat is perfect for afternoon tea. The clotted cream adds a certain British charm to these exquisite tarts, although you can use whipped double cream, if you prefer.

By The GH Kitchen TeamPublished: 09 June 2017

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Yields:

Prep Time:

25 mins

Cook Time:

25 mins

Total Time:

50 mins

Ingredients

Plain flour, to dust
375 g (13oz) block all-butter puff pastry
1 medium egg, beaten
4 Tbsp. icing sugar, sifted
227 g tub clotted cream
2 tsp. vanilla bean paste
300 g (11oz) strawberries hulled and thinly sliced
3 Tbsp. strawberry jam, to glaze

Directions

1. Step 1
  On a lightly floured surface, roll the pastry out to a rectangle about 23 x 43cm (9 x 17in) and 3mm (⅛in) thick. Put on a baking sheet, loosely cover with clingfilm and chill for 20min.
2. Step 2
  Preheat oven to 220°C (200°C fan) mark 7. Use a
  10cm (4in) round cutter to cut the pastry into 8 rounds. Space apart on 2 baking sheets. Place another baking sheet on top of each to prevent the pastry puffing up too much. Bake for 10-12min until turning golden.
3. Step 3
  Remove top baking sheets. In a bowl, mix the egg with 2tbsp icing sugar, then brush over the pastry rounds. Return the pastry to the oven and bake, uncovered, for a further 7-10min until golden. Set aside to cool completely on a wire rack.
4. Step 4
  For the topping, whisk the remaining icing sugar, clotted cream and vanilla until light
  and thickened (it will initially turn runny, then thicken up). Spoon over tart bases. Arrange strawberries on top, overlapping them in a pretty pattern.
5. Step 5
  To glaze the fruit, in a pan, gently heat the jam with 1tbsp water. Brush over the strawberries.
  
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Per Serving:

Calories: 354
Fibre: 2 g
Total carbs: 26 g
Sugars: 17 g
Total fat: 26 g
Saturated fat: 15 g
Protein: 3 g

The GH Kitchen Team

The GH Kitchen Team are Good Housekeeping’s resident recipe developers and all-round food obsessives. GH Kitchen Director Sarah Akhurst is our resident hosting pro and loves nothing more than putting on a foodie feast for friends. Our GH Kitchen Manager Linzi Pucino is our very own Italian food expert (originally hailing from the North East of Scotland!) and can be found working her way through midweek recipes that cover all bases, from haggis to ragu! Our Kitchen Editor ⁠Nadine Brown loves digging into the stories behind her favourite foods and enjoys applying her eclectic tastes to more modern, flavour-forward recipes - just don't give her too much chilli! Our Junior Food Content Produce ⁠Frankie Prichard combines a love of beautiful presentation and flavour-led, seasonal cooking in her recipe development, along with a passion for bringing people together through food. With a wealth of professional kitchen experience between them, they’re dedicated to ensuring every Good Housekeeping recipe is the best it can be, so you can trust they’ll work every single time