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Strawberry basil tart

Strawberry basil tart

This eye-catching dessert uses the pink and white rosette from our new Dobla range.

Strawberry basil compote ingredients

  • Leonce Blanc strawberry puree : 300g
  • caster sugar : 100g
  • gelatine : 13g
  • water : 52g
  • frozen strawberry IQF : 130g
  • basil leaf : 8g

Strawberry basil compote method

  • Wash the basil leaf and dry it with kitchen towel.
  • Infuse the basil and strawberry puree overnight.
  • Warm the puree with sugar to 45°C to dissolve all sugar.
  • While warm, pour to IQF and add in gelatin solution.

Vanilla cream ingredients

  • milk : 150g
  • whipping cream : 120g
  • Norohy vanilla pod : 1 pc
  • egg yolk : 120g
  • sugar : 90g
  • gelatin : 10g
  • Italian meringue : 120g
  • cold water : 40g
  • whipped cream : 135g
  • lime juice and zest : 2g

Vanilla cream method

  • Mix and cook until 83°C.
  • Wait for the mix to cool down and fold in the Italian meringue, lime zest and lime juice.
  • Lastly, fold in whipped cream and the gelatin solution.

Strawberry pain de genes ingredients

  • marzipan : 500g
  • whole eggs : 250g
  • cake flour : 50g
  • melted butter : 120g
  • frozen strawberry : 100g

Strawberry pain de genes method

  • Blend all ingredients well and whisk it until fluffy.
  • Spread on the tray and sprinkle frozen small cubes of strawberries.
  • Bake at 170ºC for 12 minutes.

Almond crust ingredients

  • icing sugar : 80g
  • unsalted butter : 110g
  • eggs : 40g
  • ground almond : 40g
  • cake flour : 200g

Almond crust method

  • Sieved all dry ingredients together, add in cold butter and mix until sandy.
  • Lastly add in the flour and mix well.
  • Bake with 160ºC for approximately 20 min.
  • Reserve to use.

Almond crust tart ingredients

  • almond crust (recipe above) : 400g
  • unsalted butter : 140g

Almond crust tart method

  • Crush the baked short crust with rolling pin and paddle.
  • Mix well with the melted butter.
  • Press into the ring and bake for 170ºC for 10 min.
  • Cool down and keep in freezer.
  • To serve
  • Fill the tart with the compote, layer the vanilla cream and top with the strawberry pain de genes.
  • Add on the Dobla white chocolate rosette and finish with a whole strawberry.
Strawberry basil tart

Products from the recipe

Sugar

Tate & lyle caster sugar - 2kg

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