Strawberry and whipped cream tartlet

Tartelette fraise et chantilly

Strawberry and whipped cream tartlet made with

– a sweet pastry,
– a strawberry mousse,
– a strawberry glaze,
– and a mascarpone whipped cream.

 

Ingredients

Sweet pastry
✔70g flour
✔30g caster sugar
✔40g butter
✔1 egg yolk
✔1 pinch of salt

Strawberry mousse
✔150g strawberries
✔30g caster sugar
✔100g liquid cream 30% min fat
✔4g gelatine

Strawberry topping
✔150g mixed strawberries
✔30g caster sugar
✔4g pectin

Mascarpone whipped cream
✔30g caster sugar
✔150g liquid cream 30% MG
✔75g mascarpone cheese

The recipe

For 4-5 tarts

Strawberry mousse
✔150g strawberries
✔30g caster sugar
✔100g single cream 30% min fat
✔4g gelatine

Place the gelatine in a large bowl of cold water. In a saucepan, heat the strawberry purée with the sugar. Remove from the heat and add the softened, wrung-out gelatine. Mix well and set aside. Whip the cold cream with a mixer and gently fold into the previous mixture. Line the silikomart kit tarte ring square 8 cm mould and place in the freezer for at least 3 hours.

Tartelette fraise et chantilly
Tartelette fraise et chantilly

Sweet pastry
✔70g flour
✔30g caster sugar
✔40g butter
✔1 egg yolk
✔1 pinch of salt

Mix all the ingredients together, film and chill in the fridge for 1 hour. Roll out the pastry between two sheets of greaseproof paper, then cut out circles using a pastry cutter. Bake at 180°C for approximately 15/20 minutes between two micro-perforated baking mats. Keep an eye on them and take them out as soon as they start to colour. Leave to cool.

Tartelette fraise et chantilly
Tartelette fraise et chantilly

Strawberry topping
✔150g mixed strawberries
✔30g caster sugar
✔4g pectin

Pour the blended strawberries into a saucepan and heat through. In a small bowl, combine the caster sugar and pectin. Add this mixture to the saucepan and mix well. Bring to the boil and cook for 1 minute. Leave to cool.

Frost the still-frozen strawberry mousses when the glaze is below 40°C, then place them on the tartlets.

Mascarpone whipped cream
✔30g caster sugar
✔150g liquid cream 30% MG
✔75g mascarpone cheese

Whip the cream and mascarpone with an electric mixer. Gradually add the caster sugar. Fill a piping bag with this whipped cream using a saint-honoré tip and poach onto the tartlet. Decorate with strawberries and chill until ready to eat.