red-white-and-blue-tart-200x150.jpgThe primaries may be ending, but a patriotic pie is always a thrillingly current event. In this election year, it’s more fashionable than ever to wrap your pie in the flag, which means a fresh, juicy tart in the colors of Old Glory (flag pin optional). Sweetest, Easiest Sweet Tart Dough Basic Pastry Cream

The Berries

  1. 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  2. 1 cup fresh raspberries
  3. 1 cup fresh blueberries

Preheat the oven to 400°

Blind bake the tart dough for 20 minutes

Remove from the oven and brush the base of the tart with the egg

Return to the oven for another 10 minutes, until the eggs are brown and the base of the crust is golden

Cool on a wire rack

Whisk the cooled pastry cream and fill the tart shell

Smooth the top with a spatula

Arrange the raspberries and blueberries in a decorative pattern on top of the cream

Be sure to leave space so the pastry cream is visible