Strawberry-Orange Shortcake Tart
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Southern Living April 2010
Serves 8 peopleCategories: Pie- Cobbler- Cheesecake- tarts
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup plain yellow cornmeal
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- 3/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 6 Tbsp. cold butter, cut into pieces
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 Tbsp. orange marmalade
- 1 (16 oz.) container fresh strawberries, cut in half
- 1/2 cup orange marmalade
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- Garnishes: fresh mint sprigs, sweetened whipped cream
Directions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place first 6 ingredients (in order of ingredients list) in a food processor. Process 20 seconds or ; ass to flour mixture, stirring just until dry or until mixture resembles coarse sand. Transfer to a large bowl.
- Whisk together egg and buttermilk; add to flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened and a dough forms. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead 3 to 4 times. Press dough on bottom and up sides of a lightly greased 9-inch tart pan.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 20 to 22 minutes or until golden and firm to touch.
- Microwave 1 Tbsp. marmalade at HIGH 10 seconds; brush over crust. Cool 45 minutes.
- Stir together strawberries and 1/2 cup marmalade.
- Beat heavy cream with 2 Tbsp. sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Spoon onto cornmeal crust; top with strawberry mixture. Garnish, if desired.