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Shaun Ramadge: Strawberry Yoghurt Mousse Tart.

 

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Shaun Ramadge

“I’m a stay at home dad, who has a passion for food and cooking. I am always looking for healthy snacks and treats to make for my kids, as well as cooking new, delicious and interesting meals for my family. My main focus when I’m cooking is on creating healthy snacks and nutritious meals, but I can’t go past an opportunity to create something a bit decadent or fancy.

I love it when my wife comes home and says “we are having a morning tea at work this week, what are you going to make?” With this in mind, I took the opportunity to use Rachel’s yoghurt to create a tart that’s been germinating in my brain for a while.

I think most of us love mousse but I rarely make it because it is typically full of sugar and cream – not the best for the ole waistline! But this recipe is a healthier alternative and it’s relatively simple to make, quite cheap and the results are awesome.

You can follow me to find other creation @foodbydad on Instagram.

 

 

Strawberry Yoghurt Mousse Tart

 

 

Ingredients

Pastry:

1 1/2 cups (250g) plain flour

125g butter, chilled, chopped

1/3 cup caster sugar

1 egg yolk

1 Tbsp chilled water

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Strawberry Layer:

1-1/4 cups thickened cream

1/4 cup sugar

1 vanilla sugar

2 cups Rachel’s Wild Strawberry & Rhubarb Yoghurt

1/2 cup sugar

1 punnet fresh strawberries

7 sheets gelatine

Strawberry Jelly Glaze:

2 sheets gelatin, bloomed

¼ cups water

100g strawberries (puree)

30g granulated sugar

 

Method

Pastry:

  • Combine flour, butter and sugar in a food processor. Process until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add yolk and chilled water. Process until dough just comes together.
  • Turn pastry onto a lightly floured surface. Knead until just smooth. Shape into a disc. Wrap in baking paper and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Grease tart pan. Roll out pastry to 2-3mm and press into pan. Line pastry case with baking paper. Fill with ceramic pie weights or uncooked rice. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove weights and paper. Prick the base of the case with a fork. Bake for a further 5 to 10 minutes or until pastry is golden. Allow to cool.

 

Strawberry Mousse:

  • Submerge gelatine sheets in a bowl of cold water. Set aside for about 5 minutes.
  • Whip the cream until dense, add sugars and whip for one more minute. Place it in the fridge.
  • Next wash the strawberries, remove stems, put into blender and blend until liquid.
  • Pour the pureed strawberries into a bowl.
  • Add the Rachel’sWild Strawberry & Rhubarb Yoghurt, lemon zest and sugar to the strawberries and mix by hand until smooth. Set it aside.
  • Remove excess water from the gelatine and place in a pot on the stove and lightly heat it, only until it melts, do not let it boil!
  • Remove from heat.
  • Add to it about 1/2 cup of the strawberry yogurt mixture to the melted gelatine and mix well.
  • Now pour the gelatine mixture into the remaining yogurt mixture.
  • Gently fold the chilled whipped cream into the strawberry mixture until it looks like a strawberry smoothie.
  • Pour the strawberry mixture on top of the cake. Filling will be liquid and that is ok.
  • Refrigerate for 3 hours or best overnight.

Strawberry Jelly Glaze:

  • In a bowl of cold water, bloom gelatin sheet for 3-5 minutes. Squeeze out excess moisture.
  • Place bloomed gelatin in a small pot of 60ml water with strawberry puree and sugar. Warm over a low heat until gelatin has melted. Whisk to ensure smooth consistency. Let cool to room temperature.
  • Take out chilled mousse tart and spoon room temperature jelly glaze over mousse. Return to fridge to let jelly glaze set. Keep in fridge until ready to serve.

 

 

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