Stawberry, Glazed Tart

By Tbird

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 c flour
• 1/2 c finely ground almonds
• 1/3 c sugar
• 1 t grated lemon rind
• 1/4 t salt
• 6 T cold butter, cut into pieces
• 1 egg
• 1 t vanilla
• 3/4 c seedless raspberry or strawberry jam
• 1 t lemon juice
• 2 pints strawberries, hulled and sliced
• Sweetened whipped cream

Preparation

Step 1

Stir together flour, almonds, sugar, lemon rind and salt in a large bowl. Cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender, until coarse crumbs form. Whisk together egg and vanilla in small bowl; stir into flour mixture until dough forms. Shape into a disk. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350 deg. Grease and flour a baking sheet. Place dough on baking sheet; pat into a 10" circle, forming a high edge. Pierce bottom of dough all over with a fork. Bake until slightly browned, about 25 mins. Place baking sheet on a wire rack and cool for 10 mins; transfer shell to rack to cool completely.

Melt jam with lemon juice in a small saucepan over low heat until spreadable. Spread 1/2 c jam mixture over bottom of shell. Arrange berries on top, cut sides down. Brush with remaining jam mixture. Serve with whipped cream on the side.

For a more decadent tart, drizzle with melted chocolate before serving.