Strawberry and cream pâtissière pie
4 servings
60 minutes
Strawberry pie with pastry cream is an exquisite dessert of European cuisine, embodying sophistication and tenderness. Its roots trace back to French baking traditions, where pastry cream—a velvety vanilla base—is used to create elegant confections. The crumbly and fragrant crust serves as a perfect contrast to the rich cream. Topped generously with strawberries, it adds juicy freshness and summer sweetness. The pie's flavor is a balance between the crisp texture of the dough, the delicate cream, and the sweet-tart berries, creating a refined harmony. This dessert is ideal for a festive tea party, a romantic dinner, or simply as a delightful moment of sweet indulgence.
1
Pour 150 grams of flour, 100 grams of sugar, salt, and baking powder onto the work surface. Make a well in the center of the mound, crack one egg into it and beat with a fork. Add chilled butter in pieces and knead the dough by hand.
- Wheat flour: 170 g
- Sugar: 225 g
- Salt: to taste
- Baking powder: 1 teaspoon
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
- Butter: 125 g
2
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
3
Whisk the eggs, yolks, and remaining sugar until pale in a heatproof bowl, sift in 20 grams of flour and starch, and whisk.
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
- Egg yolk: 2 pieces
- Sugar: 225 g
- Wheat flour: 170 g
- Starch: 20 g
4
Bring milk and vanilla seeds to a boil, remove from heat, and pour into the egg mixture in a thin stream while stirring.
- Milk: 300 ml
- Vanilla pod: 1 piece
5
Place the bowl over a pot filled with 1/3 of gently boiling water and cook for about 7 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent the eggs from curdling.
6
Pass the prepared cream through a sieve and cool it, covering the surface with plastic wrap, pressing it down so that it adheres completely.
7
Spread the dough in the mold. The thickness of the layer should be about five millimeters. Bake in a preheated oven at 160 degrees for 40 minutes.
8
Remove the baked cake from the mold and let it cool. Spread a 1 cm thick layer of cream on it. Then generously sprinkle with strawberries on top.
- Strawberries: 500 g