Strawberry Tart

Ingredients

  • Cooking spray
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup butter, unsalted, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup strawberries, halved
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

 

Directions

  1. Grease 9-inch deep dish pie plate with cooking spray.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, use beaters to cream butter and 1 cup of sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition, add in vanilla.
  4. Using a mixer at medium speed, add in flour mixture. When well-mixed, pour into a pie plate. Cover with plastic wrap, chill in refrigerator for 20 minutes.
  5. Preheat oven to 375 F. Arrange strawberry halves in a target formation on top of batter. Sprinkle lemon juice across the strawberries. Make a cinnamon sugar mixture with remaining ingredients and sprinkle over tart.
  6. Bake for 40 – 50 minutes or until edges are brown and center is set.

 

Handling & Storage

When selecting strawberries, look for brightly colored, plump strawberries with fresh gen caps. refrigerate ripened strawberries for 1 – 2 days, do not wash until ready to eat or cook.

To prepare, rinse in a bowl of cold water to clean. Do not soak. Remove the leaves and green caps. Slice strawberries as desired.

 

Nutritional Information

Calories: 289
Total Fat: 12.9 g
Saturated Fat: 7.7 g
Cholesterol: 71 mg
Sodium: 172 mg
Total Carbohydrates: 42.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
Sugars: 29.1 g
Protein: 3.3 g
Serves: 8