Strawberry Rhubarb Tart
We love strawberries, mixed with rhubarb it makes a great combination. The sweetness and fruitiness of the strawberries and the slight acidity of the rhubarb harmonize perfectly.

A crispy short pastry base with a strawberry-rhubarb filling topped with mascarpone cream.

It is really a refreshing spring tart.


A crispy short pastry base with a strawberry-rhubarb filling topped with mascarpone cream.
- 250 g flour
- 50 g powdered sugar
- a pinch of salt
- 120 g butter
- 1 egg
- 50 g semi bitter chocolate
- 1 sachet powdered gelatine (9g) or 6 gelatine leaves
- 300 g rhubarb
- 300 g fresh strawberries
- 50 g sugar
- vanilla
- 250 g mascarpone
- 250 g cream
- 50 g powdered sugar
- some strawberries
- some mint leaves
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Crumble flour, sugar and salt with small pieces of butter.
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Add egg and knead to a dough.
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Roll out on a floured surface and place in a tart form. (26 cm Ø)
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Place tart form in the fridge for about 20 minutes.
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Blind-baking: Place baking paper in short pastry and fill in with uncooked beans. (to keep pastry from rising)
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Bake in preheated oven at 180° C for 15 minutes.
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Remove from oven. Remove baking paper and beans.
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Bake for further 5 to 7 minutes.
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Leave to cool.
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Soak gelatine powder in some cold water.
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Wash rhubarb and cut in small pieces.
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Cut strawberries in small pieces.
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Warm rhubarb and sugar slowly in a pot. Boil for about 5 minutes.
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Take from fire. Add gelatine and stir until it dissolves, add strawberries and stir.
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Leave to cool.
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Chop and melt chocolate. Brush chocolate on cold shortcrust.
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When the Strawberry Rhubarb Filling is cold, pour on shortcrust shell.
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Place in refrigerator for some hours or over night.
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Stir mascarpone shortly.
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Add cream and powdered sugar and whisk until stiff.
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Spread mascarpone cream on strawberry rhubarb filling.
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Using a spoon draw patterns in the cream.
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Decorate with strawberries and mint leaves.
Tip for the short pastry:
I let the shortcrust pastry in the tart form go a little bit over the rim.
After blind baking, when I remove the baking beans. I then put the pastry back in the oven for a few minutes.
Enjoy baking!
Maggi & Family
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