Irene and Mollie wanted to make a beautiful fruit tart like the ones they sell at Wegman's. We bought fresh blueberries, strawberries, kiwi, and raspberries. The tart has a shortbread crust, and vanilla cream filling, topped with slices of fresh fruit and berries.
Scottish Shortbread:
1 pound butter (no substitutes)
1 cup sugar
5 cups sifted flour- cake or bread flour is best
1. Soften butter at room temperature for several hours. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
2. Add flour. Blend with a pastry cutter until thoroughly mixed. Mixing with a spoon or electric mixer will make shortbread tough.
3. Press mixture into 2 greased pie tins. Prick the tops with tines of a fork.
4. Bake until golden and firm to the touch. 350 degrees, 35-40 minutes.
Allow to cool.
Vanilla Cream
1 8 oz pkg cream cheese
1 can 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla
zest from 1 orange (the girls used a clementine)
Mix in electric mixer and spread over shortbread.
Top with fruit.
Looks yummy (although all of your other recipes do too!) We're going to make this one this weekend!
ReplyDeleteIrene also made minnie ones that she pressed into a cupcake tin that might be fun for Donnie some time
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