How to make Dutch pastry tart

Chinese people have always been particular about food. How well one eats is often linked to one's living standard. We should not treat three meals a day casually. Some people may find it troublesome and too lazy to cook for themselves. In fact, Dutch pastry tart is easy to make. It only takes a little time to complete. You may as well give it a try.

1. Prepare the quick-made French puff pastry dough. Sift the flour and refrigerate for 10 minutes.

2. Cut the frozen butter into small pieces and put it into the flour.

3. Use a spatula to stir the butter and flour and cut the butter into small pieces.

4. Pour the salt water into the mixing bowl. Also refrigerate for 10 minutes before pouring the brine.

5. Stir with a spatula until well mixed. When there is no dry powder, knead the dough until it is smooth. Put it in the refrigerator for 4-5 hours, take it out and roll it into a rectangle. During the kneading process, brush the dough with a little dry powder to prevent the dough from becoming sticky after the butter softens.

6. Fold as shown in the picture below.

7. Put it in the refrigerator for 15 minutes. Take it out and make it according to the above method, and repeat this process 5 times.

8. Prepare the almond cream filling. After softening the butter, add powdered sugar in 3 batches and stir thoroughly to incorporate air into the butter. If you want to create a "crispy" texture, it is very important to stir the butter thoroughly.

9. Add sugar and stir thoroughly.

10. Add egg yolk and mix well.

11. Sift the flour and almond powder into a mixing bowl in 3 batches. Mix flour and butter thoroughly each time you sift them in.

12. Sift in almond powder and mix thoroughly.

13. Add lemon juice and liqueur or rum. Stir well.

14. Add chopped dried cranberries and stir a few times.

15. Prepare macaron batter. Beat the egg whites and add powdered sugar in three batches until they can be pulled into pointed shapes. Be careful not to over-whip. The smooth state is the best. The macaron batter will become very rough after over-whipping.

16. Mix almond powder and powdered sugar, add egg whites and mix well to make macaron batter.

17. Be sure to stir until the egg white is no longer visible.

18. Put the almond cream filling into a piping bag and squeeze it onto the dough.

19. Squeeze on top as shown in the picture.

20. Fold the tart crust as shown in the picture. During the folding process, apply a little water on the joints of the tart crust to make it fit tightly. Cut the two ends into a cone shape, apply a little water to the triangle, fold it inwards and seal it.

21. Cut the two ends into cone shapes.

22. Similarly, apply a little water on the triangle, fold it inwards and seal it.

23. Spread the macaron batter evenly on the tart shell. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and use the back of a knife to make indentations, as shown in the picture.

24. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and bake for 25 minutes. Pay attention to the color changes during observation and make adjustments.

25. It can be cut into small pieces according to the indentations.

26. Complete picture,

27. Detail picture. The crispy texture of the macaron part and the tart crust, paired with the rich soft filling, is a dessert that is hard to find in regular bakery shops!

It is undoubtedly a wonderful thing to watch people around you eating the food you made. The method of making Dutch pastry tart is simple, but it can make healthy and delicious food. You may want to give it a try.