STEPS
INGREDIENTS
In a food processor, add 7 TB of shortening and 5 TB butter
1/4 cup sugar
3 cups flour and one tsp salt
Pulse until it gets thick and crumbly
Then add ice cold water. I start out with 1/4 cup water and pulse until it forms a ball; this may need more water to form a ball. Up to 1/2 cup
Once it comes together, shape into a disc and lay aside. Grab your tartlet pans or, you can use the full size tart pan
These are the ones I use and recommend to use the kind with removable bottoms. It will help remove finished product
Place a small fist full of dough in tartlet plate
Press out until so that it's about less than 1/2 inch thickness. Don't let the pastry tear any. Press up the sides
Once pressed in, fix edges
Prick with the fork, all over shell. It will bubble some in the oven bc of the butter and pricking all over will help keep dough from bubbling up. Make sure not to tear dough. Again
Once all shells are prepped, place on a large sheet pan.
Plastic wrap them loosely and place in freezer for about 30 minutes. This helps keep their shape as you bake them
Bake at 425° for about 15 minutes covered loosely with tin foil. If the middle bubbles up just gently push down with a paper towel or cloth
These are beautiful once they're naked off! After removing the foil at the 15 min mark, bake another 10 or until they are browned up
Place shells aside to cool and start filling: 1 cup plus 2 TB sugar, and 1/4 c cornstarch. Mix well in a small pot
Add 1 1/2 c water and stir. Cook over medium heat until it thickens. This won't take but a few minutes
It will thicken and look a little clearer. Remove from heat
Add 6 oz strawberry jello
Then as many strawberries as you like. I add about 4 cups
Stir well to coat them all
Get your shells together
Take a cup and carefully ladle the strawberry filling into each shell
Once you've filled them all, place in fridge. Allow a few hours to chill
Once chilled, remove from tartlet pan and either cut into halves or eat it whole! This pastry crust is sturdy, rich and almost like a cookie
Serve with whipped cream or ice cream
Enjoy
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