Strawberry Pies with Marzipan Creme - Jordgubbspajer med marsipankräm

STRAWBERRY PIES WITH MARZIPAN CREME

Jordgubbspajer med marsipankräm

8 small pies

Shortcrust:

3½ oz butter

1 cup flour

2 tablespoons sugar

1 egg yolk

Filling:

3½ oz dark chocolate

Marzipan creme:

0.8 cup regular milk

1 egg yolk

2 tablespoons sugar

seeds from 1 vanilla pod

1 tablespoon Maizena

2.6 oz marzipan (almond paste)

Decoration:

18 strawberries

0.8 cup apple jelly

Shortcrust:

Finely divide the butter into the flour mixed with sugar, preferably in a food processor. Add egg yolk and quickly work to a dough. Leave in a cold place for 30 minutes.

Grease 8 small pie pans, diameter 3 to 3½ inches. Divide the dough in 8 pieces. Roll them, one at a time, out on a floured surface. Place the rolled-out dough in the pie pans and pre-bake for 10 minutes at 347F. Allow to cool.

Filling:

Melt the chocolate over a waterbath. Brush the inside of the pie Shells with the chocolate and let set.

Marzipan creme:

Mix milk, egg yolk, sugar, vanilla seeds, Maizena and almond paste in a saucepan. Heat while stirring until it boils. Pour the creme in a bowl and sprinkle with some sugar. Allow to cool in the fridge.

Decoration:

Divide the cream into the pie shells. Put on split strawberries. Melt the apple jelly and spoon it over the strawberries. Leave to set in the fridge.

Enjoy!

Bella