Strawberry Tart

By akselden

Ingredients

• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. finely grated orange zest
• 2 tsp. Cointreau or other orange-flavored liqueur
• 1 prebaked 9" tart shell
• 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and halved lengthwise
• 1/2 cup apricot jam

Preparation

Step 1

In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together cream cheese and sugar on medium speed until smooth, Mix in orange zest and Cointreau. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over bottom of tart shell. Arrange strawberry halves, overlapping them, in concentric circles on top of cream cheese, completely covering the surface. In a small saucepan over low heat, warm apricot jam until it liquefies. Pour through a fine-mesh strainer set over a small bowl. Using a small pastry brush, gently brush strawberries with a thin coating of jam. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Let stand at room temperature for 20 min. before serving. Makes one 9" tart.