Opinion of Fresh Strawberry Tart

While the name of the recipe says "strawberry", I think what it meant was "any type of fruit you want."

Cooking: Arranging different types of fruit on the top was the funnest part of this recipe. Tarts are just so pretty, who can resist them? The crust probably would have been more difficult, but as you know I'm lazy. I didn't roll out the crust. After it was mixed, I just crammed the dough into the pan and spread it out to the edges. This probably makes it less flakey, but I'm not that picky and laziness won out. The pastry cream was the most difficult to make. When boiling the milk, really watch it because it will boil over. And you better love the smell of vanilla, because when you use the bean, your hands will smell like it forever. (Or the rest of the day, but it might as well be forever because by then you will have forgotten what other smells are.) When it comes to the fruit, have fun with that. I had never had kiwi before, but though green would be a good color to add to the tart. Turns out, I love kiwi! I ate almost half of what I had and then had to spread the rest out on the tart so it would look okay. Also, there are a lot more berries out there than strawberries. Raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, etc. I made this during the winter however, when berries are not so much in season. This may be more of a summer recipe, when I can find more of these on sale.

Opinion: I liked the fruit tart, and love the contrast between sour fruits and the sugary cream. I thought the cream was a little too vanillay though. When I make this again, I might try using just the bean without adding the scrapings, or just use the extract.