How To Make A Fruit Tart with Claire Saffitz | Dessert Person

Summary by Krater

Claire Saffitz demonstrates how to make a classic summer fruit tart with a sweet tart dough shell, pastry cream filling, and glazed berries on top.

From the video

Answers: How do you make a fruit tart from scratch?

• summer fruit tart
• sweet tart dough
• pastry cream
• blind baking tart crust
• apricot glaze

Ingredients

• sweet tart dough
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 vanilla bean
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• unsalted butter
• 5 large egg yolks
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• strawberries
• raspberries
• blackberries
• apricot preserves
• candied almonds

What it concludes

• Pressing sweet tart dough directly into the pan is better than rolling it out with a pin because the dough is fragile and brittle.
• Baking the tart shell in two stages, first with foil and then without, ensures an even, golden-brown crust without shrinking.
• Whisking sugar and cornstarch together before adding egg yolks prevents lumps in the cornstarch.
• Adding cold butter to hot pastry cream at the end helps achieve a thick and glossy consistency.
• Placing a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the pastry cream prevents a skin from forming.