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Strawberry shortcake

15 minutes

Strawberry-shortbread tartlets with mascarpone

Serves 10

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cooking Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

For the shortbread

500 g butter
750 g flour
250 g sugar
1 egg yolk

For the filling

1 kg strawberries
100 g caster sugar
500 g mascarpone
100 g icing sugar, plus extra for dusting

Method

To make the shortbread: Rub in the butter, flour and sugar before using the egg yolk to bring together the dough. Take care not to overwork the pastry.
Preheat the oven to 150°C.
Roll out the shortbread then cut out 10 circles. Press the pastry circles into tartlet moulds then bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown and crisp.
Remove from the oven and leave to cool.

To make the filling: Wash and hull the strawberries then cut in half lengthways. Just before serving, toss the strawberries in the caster sugar then use to fill the tartlet cases. Finish with a quenelle of mascarpone and a dusting of icing sugar.

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Strawberry-shortbread tartlets with mascarpone

Strawberry-shortbread tartlets with mascarpone

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