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This delicious and classical french dessert is always a winner. Classical brisée pastry, pâtisserie cream, strawberries and some strawberry syrup… it has colour, it smells delicious and it’s perfect for special occasions such as birthday parties or any party of course :) I made it for my friend Macarena’s birthday celebration at Gloria’s and Ruben’s house in Marburg, a very lovely typical German town just 5 hours from Berlin. Not a single gram left!

Let’s go step by step, first the pastry, then the cream and finally making the strawberries and ending the dessert. It is important that it stays in the fridge until before serving and to add the syrup when it is cold.

l. Let’s start with the brisée pastry.

Ingredients.

• 275 gr flour
• 220 gr cold butter
• 1 cup of iced water
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon of salt

Preparation.

This pastry has to be worked fast, particularly if you have a warm kitchen because we have to prevent the butter from softening itself. We have to try and use our fingers as little as possible as well because we are warm. I sometimes mix it with a knife and fork.

1. Place the flour, salt, butter and egg in bowl.
2. Mix rapidly the flour and the butter between the tips of your fingers until the butter is broken into small pieces.
3. Start to add the water little by little and mixing fast as you start making a ball.
4. Press and gather all the ingredients until you have a consistent dough. Add water until necessary.
5. Cover with film paper and leave at 4ºC at least for 30 minutes.
6. Pre-heat the oven to 200ºC.