Italian Valentine's Day Tarts

Serves: 12 Save

Ingredients (19)

  • FOR THE TART DOUGH
  • 1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 7 tablespoons butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
  • FOR THE ITALIAN PASTRY CREAM
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 3/4 cup cream whipping or whole
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons flour
  • 1-2 lemons peel white part only
  • TOPPING:
  • 6 fresh strawberries (I cut them half and dipped them in melted chocolate)

Directions

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