Strawberry and Ricotta Tart
INGREDIENTS
2 cups plain flour
1½ cups almond meal
125g chilled Butter, cubed
¼ cup chilled water
2 eggs, separated
250g Perfect Italiano Ricotta
2 punnets strawberries, hulled
10g Butter, extra, melted
2 tablespoons raw sugar
METHOD
1.Place flour, ¼ cup almond meal and butter in a food processor and pulse until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add water and blend until pastry just comes together.
2. Roll out dough into a 33cm circle and transfer to a lined baking tray.
3. Combine egg whites, remaining almond meal and Ricotta, spread evenly over base of pastry, leaving a 5cm border. Arrange strawberries over ricotta layer and lightly brush with butter.
4. Turn overhanging pastry over the strawberries and crimp decoratively. Brush with egg yolk and sprinkle with raw sugar. Bake at 200°C for 30-35 minutes or until golden. Serve warm with ice cream.
SEAT OF MY SOUL 
September 3, 2010 at 8:17 am
Oh..my this looks wonderful…even though it’s going to be hot here tomorrow…I think I shall be baking…thanks!
September 3, 2010 at 12:30 pm
You’re welcome and really easy Charles. Truly scrumptious! 🙂
September 3, 2010 at 8:41 am
Wow…I’ll be right over for tea! 🙂
September 3, 2010 at 12:34 pm
And you will always be more than welcome dear Cindy xxxx
September 3, 2010 at 10:43 am
Oh, yum, this had my mouth watering. How delicious. Thank you for posting.
September 3, 2010 at 12:37 pm
Pop on over for a piece and tea LOLOL….Hugs x
September 3, 2010 at 11:24 am
I really like strawberries…
super cute and tickling post.
September 3, 2010 at 12:39 pm
My favourtie too Ji and now that Spring has started, so has my tastebuds!! Thanks for being here xx
September 3, 2010 at 1:24 pm
Looks yummy!
September 3, 2010 at 2:41 pm
It is yummy!! Thanks and hugs to you xx
September 4, 2010 at 9:35 am
Sure does taste good xx
September 3, 2010 at 2:27 pm
This looks so delicious..I think.. I am going to try this at home.. Do you have a substitute for eggs..
September 3, 2010 at 2:38 pm
If you can’t have eggs you can do the following:- 1 Egg = 2 tbsp. flour 1/2 tbsp. butter 1/2 tsp. baking powder 2 tsp. water. Also,
Condensed milk is a good substitute for eggs. Use a half-tin condensed milk for every 2.5 cups of flour used in the recipebut in this instance it will be too sweet.
You can add a cup of soy milk instead of an egg.My solution would be the following:- One banana and half a cup of soy milk. I cannot vouch for this as I have not done it myself though. Thank Surbi, I hope it works…it truly is very yummy xx
September 3, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Beautiful on the palate and on the eye 🙂
September 4, 2010 at 9:38 am
True words my friend x
September 3, 2010 at 3:31 pm
yummm we get strawberries here that are not only huge but sweet. The fields are on the other side of our fence
tasty!!!!
September 4, 2010 at 9:38 am
It really is yummy…Hugs x
September 3, 2010 at 9:59 pm
Looks delicious! I should go buy one. Ha! I’ve been so busy with difficulties lately that I don’t have time to do the things I might like to do if I had time to think of what I’d rather be doing. Now I know what I’d like to be eating. Tsk tsk. I’ll never be skinny. Love to you and thank you for inspiring me again.
September 4, 2010 at 9:43 am
I send you love…and hope things will get better soon my friend xxx
September 4, 2010 at 7:08 am
Erm..I’m sorry…but do you do home deliveries?? 😀 😉
Hope you have a great weekend!
Chloe xx
September 4, 2010 at 9:51 am
Now that made me laugh!!!!! Ditto to you too…mouse free???? LOLOLOL xxxx
September 6, 2010 at 9:18 pm
Glad that made you laugh ‘Buttery Buttercup’ (as I noticed Kavita called you recently) 😉 😀
I’m not sure the house is mouse free yet…but the decorating is coming along great…and I’ve even wallpapered OVER some of the mice so you see their shape through the paper…I thought I’d go for a totally different look – haha 🙂 xx
September 7, 2010 at 5:11 am
OMG…I laughed so much reading this!! I can just imagine you wallpapering OVER them!!! Ha hahahahahahah….now that is just awesome having such a good laugh at 5am in the morning!! You’re simply gorgeous!! Hugsssssssssssssssssssssssss xxxxx
September 4, 2010 at 2:42 pm
More strawberry yum! Love it …