Fraises Marinees Aux Calvados Strawberries In Calvados Food

FRAISES MARINEES AUX CALVADOS (STRAWBERRIES IN CALVADOS)

Steps:

• Place the strawberries in a bowl and add the Calvados and toss.
• Let the berries marinate at least an hour.
• Add the sugar, stir gently, and set aside.
• Whip the cream to a stiff peak.
• Place a bed of cream on each of four chilled plates, leaving a slight hollow in the center for the berries.
• Lightly sprinkle the edge of the plates with cinnamon.
• Mound the strawberries in the center of each plate.
• Drizzle any accumlated juice over the berries.
• Serve with Sables (Norman sugar cookies, recipe posted separately).

TARTES AUX FRAISES (STRAWBERRY TARTS - FRANCE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
• Make filling by mixing the sugar & ground almonds together in a bowl. Then blend in the softened butter, egg, flour & rum (or kirsch). Set aside in a cool place.
• Make bases by rolling out the puff pastry into 4 circles of equal diameter (approx 4-in). Prick the circles well using the tines of a fork, leaving a 1/4-in circular border. Spread almond cream filling over the pastry & allow to sit for a few minutes.
• Bake for 20 minutes, remove from oven & allow to fully cool. Wash, drain, hull & thinly slice strawberries while bases are cooking & cooling.
• You are essentially done at this point & can set aside the bases & strawberries for final assembly at your pleasure. To Assemble: Arrange strawberries on the bases in rosette shapes, sprinkle w/powdered sugar & serve immediately. (So easy! Was I right or not?).