Strawberry Grand Marnier Tarts Food

STRAWBERRY GRAND MARNIER TARTS

Steps:

• PASTRY: Sift the flour, salt and sugar into a bowl, add the hazelnuts and mix well.
• Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
• Add the egg yolk and water, and mix to make a firm dough.
• Turn the pastry out onto a lightly-floured surface, and lightly knead.
• Divide the dough into 6 equal portions.
• Roll out each portion to cover the base and sides of 6 individual 10cm (4") flan tins and prick the pastry well with a fork.
• Place the flan tins onto oven trays and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
• Cook at 180°C for 10 to 12 minutes until the flan pastry cases are a light golden brown, then remove from the oven, and allow them to cool in the flan tins.
• FILLING: Place the sugar, cream and Grand Marnier into a bowl, beat to cream until firm peaks form.
• Spread the cream mixture over the base of each cold pastry case.
• Wash and hull the strawberries, carefully dry them, cut them in half lengthways and arrange over the cream.
• Place strawberry jam, water and extra Grand Marnier into a pan, bring to a simmering point, remove the pan from the heat, push the jam mixture through a fine sieve and allow it to become cold.
• Brush the jam mixture thickly over the strawberries.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.

STRAWBERRIES WITH CHAMPAGNE AND GRAND MARNIER

Steps:

• Wash strawberries and drain. Remove stems and cut in half. Place in bowl with other ingredients. Place in refrigerator and chill for at least an hour. Serve in balloon or goblet glasses.

STRAWBERRY GRAND MARNIER CAKE

Steps:

• GOLDEN CAKE:.
• Preheat oven to 375°F Generously grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans. Line bottoms with waxed or parchment paper. Grease paper.
• In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt.
• Beat sugar and butter in large bowl until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add vanilla.
• Add flour and milk alternately, beginning and ending with flour, mixing on low speed.
• Bake in prepared pans for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; invert onto cooling rack. Cool completely.
• GRAN MARNIER BRUSHING SYRUP.
• Stir together sugar and water. Bring to boil. Set aside. Cool. Add Grand Marnier.
• Using a pastry brush, soak cake thoroughly, at least twice with this syrup.
• WHITE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING.
• Cream butter and shortening with mixer.
• Add vanilla.
• Gradually add sugar, one cup at a time, beating on medium speed.
• Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often.
• When all sugar has been mixed in, icing will appear dry. Add milk or water and beat at medium speed until ready to use.
• FOR ASSEMBLY.
• Place one golden cake down.
• Spread a layer of Smucker's Strawberry Preserves on cake.
• Spread layer of buttercream icing on top of preserves.
• Add second cake layer on top.
• Frost with remaining buttercream frosting.
• Decorate as desired.

STRAWBERRIES & GRAND MARNIER

Steps:

• Mix strawberries and Grand Marnier in a small bowl.
• It may be necessary to add sugar if the strawberries are not sweet enough.
• Let the strawberries sit at room temperature for several hours.
• Stir periodically.

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE WITH GRAND MARNIER STRAWBERRY COMPOTE AND CHANTILLY CREAM

Steps:

• Make Biscuits:
• In large bowl, sift together all-purpose and cake flours, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Use pastry cutter or fork to blend in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• In medium bowl, whisk together buttermilk and cream, then whisk in lemon zest. Add liquid mixture to dry mixture, stirring with fork just until dough forms.
• Turn dough out onto floured work surface and knead gently just until dough holds together, about 10 turns. Place dough on plate, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• On floured work surface, pat out dough to 1/2-inch-thick round. Using 3-inch cutter, cut out biscuits. Transfer to ungreased baking sheet, brush lightly with cream, and sprinkle with sugar. Bake until golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes, then transfer to rack to cool.
• Make Compote:
• In large mixing bowl, combine strawberries, Grand Mariner, 1/4 cup sugar, lemon juice, and salt. Mix gently, taste, and add more sugar if needed. Let stand at room temperature until juices form, at least 30 minutes.
• Make Chantilly Cream:
• Chill medium mixing bowl and whisk in freezer for 10 minutes before beginning. In chilled bowl, whisk cream until it begins to foam and thicken. Add sugar and continue to whisk just until soft peaks form. Do not over-whip.
• To Plate:
• Cut biscuits in half horizontally and place each bottom half in wide bowl or on plate. Divide compote among bowls, spooning strawberries onto biscuit bottoms and pouring some juice into each bowl. Top each shortcake with Chantilly Cream and biscuit top.

STRAWBERRY JAM WITH GRAND MARNIER

Steps:

• Wash the strawberries and remove the stems. (Removing the stems first makes them too watery.) Mash the strawberries with a potato masher and measure six cups of mashed fruit (if you have less, add extra apple juice so that you have 6 cups).
• Combine mashed berries, Grand Marnier, apple juice and pectin in a large non-reactive saucepan and bring to a boil that cannot be stirred down. Boil for 1 minute.
• Skim foam and discard. Add sugar all at once and return to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil hard for 1 minute. Ladle or pour hot jam into hot jars, set lids and process for 10 minutes.