Strawberry Crown Tart

== Description ==
Makes 8 servings
== Ingredients===
* pastry for single crust 9-inch pie
* 2 eggs
* ⅓ cup sugar
* 1 tablespoon lemon juice
* 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
* ½ teaspoon vanilla
* ½ cup flour
* 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted and cooled
* ⅓ cup melted currant jelly
* 2 pint baskets fresh California strawberries, stemmed 
== Directions ==
# Press pastry into 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom.
# Prick all over with fork; bake in 425°F oven 10 to 12 minutes, just until pastry begins to brown.
# Remove to rack to cool.
# In mixer bowl beat eggs, sugar, lemon juice, peel and vanilla until thick and pale, about 10 minutes.
# Gently fold in one-third of the flour, then one-third of the butter.
# Continue folding in, alternating flour and butter until all has been incorporated (do not over mix) 
# Brush bottom of tart shell with some of the jelly.
# Slice about ½ basket of the strawberries and arrange over jelly.
# Pour batter over strawberries (it will not quite cover).
# Bake in 375°F oven 20 to 25 minutes until golden and filling is set.
# Cool on rack.
# Arrange remaining whole strawberries, stem ends down, on top of tart.
# Brush with remaining melted jelly.
Category:Pie Recipes