Baking| Strawberry Orange Rough Puff Pastry Tart … feeding the hungry blog!
“Fruit right of the tree is the most precious treasure for a food stylist.”
Aran Goyoaga @ Cannelle et Vanille
I starved PAB of baking goodies for a while. With the blog back to some semblance of normalcy, the blog {and the dessert starved family} heaved a sigh of relief. With PAB hacked, I didn’t bake for 4 days, no pictures taken, no dessert served. Things are looking up now, and I baked a Strawberry Orange Rough Puff Pastry Tart early yesterday morning!
You could tell that all was well, life was normal again. I was up early on Sunday morning, rolling out pastry I had made the night before, chopping strawberries, taking pictures of the dog, the fruit, the flowers … yes there was a song in my heart and a spring in my step! 
It was thanks this good man here, who helped get my blog back on its feet! Patiently he listened to my daft queries, alarming questions, ifs, buts, whatifs … and then calmly secured PAB! The Ethical Hacker is just a shout away if you ever run into network/security issues as I did!
The ‘not so terrible any more’ teen was back in the kitchen early that morning, maybe relieved that her mother was back to baking and not ‘living on the edge‘! She loves strawberries, and we are flooded with beautiful ones these days. I had 3 boxes in the fridge and finally found the inclination to use them.
Also had freshly made bitter tangerine marmalade sitting on the counter, a batch made in exasperation to keep the mind busy when I was mentally fighting the hacker. My time in the kitchen, my own space is where I find peace when times are troubling. Tangerines from a neighbour soon became marmalade, bitter sweet like my life was turning out to me!
That morning was inspiring in itself so I reached out for stuff on my kitchen shelf to make the filling. Aged balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, bitter tangerine marmalade, orange zest … combined with my basic 2 ingredients shortlisted in my head, rough puff pastry and strawberries, to make this delicious tart. 
So much colour, flavour, texture and good taste! The crisp, buttery pastry and the soft cooked fruit made life sweeter by the second. One bite later, in a heart beat, life seemed worthwhile. All was good again!!
Thank you Gera for your concern, suggestions and email, and Sanjeeta too. And thank you Mr Ethical Hacker for making my online world secure again. Lesson learnt : Never despair! There is a world full of good folk out there!
The kids too learnt with me {and probably lived it through too with sweet cravings!}. They questioned why anyone would hack, they struggled to understand why! Then they rejoiced when the good man brought PAB back on it’s feet, living the good, bad and ugly with me {in reverse order}.
Tart time! Make it with rough puff pastry, home made is what I like {and have no other choice LOL}, or with store bought puff pastry. Whatever you choose, this gets made in a jiffy. Each time I make a batch of puff pastry, I am amazed at how versatile it can be. Yes buttery as it might be, this is one of lifes indulgences that I enjoy!
Next thought in mind is savoury tart maybe. Just shows that my life is back on track and I am thinking of ways to feed the ever hungry blog again! Thank you all for hanging in here.
Summary: A quick, light, fruity tart to make. Use any seasonal berries and have it ready in next to no time.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1/2 recipe rough puff pastry {300gm}; recipe here
- 1 tsp low fat cream {or egg wash}
- 1 tbsp light brown sugar for crust
- 2 tbsp bitter orange marmalade, melted; recipe here
- 400gm strawberries, hulled and chopped
- Zest of 2 oranges
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1-2 tbsp brown sugar {as required}
- 2 tbsp cornflour
- 1 tbsp apricot glaze, melted
Method:
- Roll out the pastry to a 10.5 X 8.5″ rectangle. Brush a half inch border right around with low fat cream, and fold over the edges and crimp with a fork. Brush again with low fat cream and sprinkle edges with brown sugar. Paint the base with melted bitter orange marmalade. Chill for 15-20 minutes while you preheat the oven, and prepare the fruit filling.
- Toss the strawberries in a big bowl with the brown sugar, orange zest, balsamic vinegar and cornflour and mix well.
- Take the pastry out of the fridge and fill the base with fruit mixture.
- Bake in preheated oven for 35-45 minutes until the pastry is light golden and puffy, and the fruit soft.
- Take out of oven, and pain the fruit with the melted apricot glaze.
- Slice and serve warm, or at room temperature.
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Deeba @ PAB
About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
41 Comments
Rosa
A fabulous tart! That is a wonderful fruit combo. Divine.
Cheers,
Rosa
Siri
So good to hear that PAB is back on track Deeba. :-). I can totally relate to your frustration. Beautiful, plumpy strawberries are everywhere right now and with a flaky puff pastry, they must be tasting divine 😀
Lovely photographs.
Cheers,
Siri
Lora
Sorry for your bad experience 🙁 However, that tart is a gorgeous explosion of color.
Indu
The colours of the tart just pop out of the page!
As a reader, I too am glad that PAB is back to normal!
belllii
It is good to hear that there are people out there to help when in times of struggle. I think strawberries and strawberry tarts are in order for all.
baker in disguise
Beautiful!! the rough puff pastry seems doable..should try it some time!!! have never tried the strawberry and orange combination also… sounds awesome!!
sara
Gorgeous! This looks like such a fresh burst of summer, yum! 🙂
balvinder ( Neetu)
I did not know that PAB is that blog where I used to go for baking ideas prior to blogging. I was a silent reader before never thought of writing a comment or may have wrote by anonymous.
I adore your pictures and recipes. There’s nothing like homemade food. Your strawberry orange rough pastry tart looks wonderful. I am on the verge of trying GF puff pastry.
Jamie
Gorgeous, gorgeous tart! So horribly sorry for the damn hacker but thank heavens you and your blog are back to some semblance of normalcy (whatever your normal is, right? lol!) and I personally think those kids are better off for having deprived of desserts for a few days – only makes them appreciate what they have even more! The tart is just fabulous. I love making puff pastry and I find it pretty amazing that something so basic and simple can make anything so special and elegant. Not that anything you ever do is simple and basic… welcome back, sistah! xo
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com
Gorgeous tart, Deeba!!
And the photos are so beautiful 🙂 I need to prop shop on my next visit to India 🙂
Yue
looks absolutely delish! feel like summer even though it’s winter here 🙂
Sarah Galvin (All Our Fingers in the Pie)
Looks delicious. I love all those flavours – strawberry, orange, balsamic
Divya
So good to see you back in action Deeba!Love the combo of Tangerines and Strawberries.making rough puff pastry is on my to-do list.I’d love to try the bitter sweet marmalade too,that bottle is too tempting!!
cookingrookie
Beautiful!
Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen
Just gorgeous!
Suma
I guess things like this just remind us that normal is boring, but oh so good! And heartening to know that there is someone out there who can help…
I am now realizing that having puff pastry in the freezer is life-saving, but also dangerous! The tart looks yumm, and I hope to try your orange marmalade at least next year!
Deeba @ PAB
You bet Suma. It’s really very dangerous, and sometimes even more dangerous because the Thermomix has a really quick way of making rough puff pastry. Winter makes life so much easier but I’m trying to hold off. Hub is now not headed for Bangalore for a bit, but will keep my eye out for the next batch of fresh tangerines. Maybe will mail them to you. My little shrub has 5-6 left and the dog has her eye on them!
Kristin
This looks amazing! I’m putting it at the top of my list to make!
chinmayie @ love food eat
Great to hear that PAB is back!! This strawberry puff pastry looks divine!
Tes
I love how rustic it looks… so simple and vibrant 🙂 You make me wanna bake more often 🙂
Sanjeeta kk
Thanks for the sweet mention Deeba, PAB means a LOT to me…if the blog is an inspiration to do my work with great perfection, the blog author fills me with motivation for ‘Loving what you are doing and vice versa’. I owe a greater part of my blogging stint to you.
Warm hugs.
Strawberries here you go in the oven again…
hosting geek
Mmm, absolutely fantastic tart, looks very delicious. And because today’s a holiday, I will try to prepare it. Thanks.
Natasha
Glad to know everything’s back on track for you.
Happy times with the gorgeous tart…I can just taste those strawberries and tangerines on that crispy buttery pastry…yummmmmm.
Love Natasha
Deeba @ PAB
So good to see you. Thanks for stopping by. Read your write up in TOI! Yay for you; well done!!
Helene
So nice to see that everything is working. What a nice tart and I really like all of the pictures.
Happy Valentine Day!
Deeba @ PAB
Happy V Day to you too Helene. Sorry I’ve been missing for so long. Was battling very strange internet, motherboard and then blog hacking issues. Phew…I will get back to normal {I hope} one day. Much love to you!
Amy Brant
Glad to hear that your internet woes have been efficiently solved. Luscious photos just compel one to salivate, then rush to the kitchen and bake it. One question: what oven temp? 180c – same as Apple-Cin-Walnut-parcels? Or something less, given the baking time? Thanx for all your captivating work.
shaz
Oh dear, oh dear, so sorry to hear about your rough patch getting hacked! Sounds terrible. Glad all is better in the end, and lovely to hear that the teen is in the “not so terrible anymore” phase 😉
The tart looks glorious, full of colour and I’m sure it tastes magnificent. Have a lovely week Deeba, may more sunshine flood your world.
Shirley
Welcome back Deeba !
So Nice to have you Baking again , with lovely Pictures .
Cant wait to try this delish Tart !
Hope you had a Great Valentines Day !
Margo
So sorry to hear that you got hacked but this post is gorgeous! I’m going to make this tart!!!
A Brown Table
This is a beautiful tart. I am going to have to try your bitter tangerine marmalade too since I can never find bitter orange marmalade here. Sorry to here about PAB getting hacked but I am glad it is all fixed now.
Deeba @ PAB
Thank you. If you were closer, would have gifted you a jar. I have made and gifted several jars this season, and another 2 kilos of fruit stares at me from the kitchen counter. I ladled a spoonful of marmalade into fluffy pancakes for breakfast this morning…yum!
Ann
I have been religiously following your blog for 3 years because your photographs are AWESOME…makes me drool in office…from your blog i understand that you live in gurgaon with a garden..can you please tell me where can one buy seeds for vegetables. I am trying to grow some lettuce leaves and have failed to find a decent nursery here in ggn…thanks
Deeba @ PAB
Hi Ann, thank you for writing in. I do have a small patch I can call a garden. I don’t grow vegetables but most nurseries this side of town {Palam Vihar} have good seeds. I bought rocket from one last year and the plants grew really well. I did ferry lettuce seeds across from Sydney, and they have just about begun to sprout. I know there are a couple of good basic herb nurseries in Bijwasan too. I have basil growing and can mail you seeds once they ripen; currently only have flowers!
Take care!
Ann
Thank you for the prompt reply. Just some small follow up questions, do u remember the name of the nursery which sells rocket? and another stupid question, does rocket have a hindi name? or did u just ask for rocket?..
Avanika {Yumsilicious Bakes}
Glad to hear all’s ok again. Thats a great looking tart 😀
Jen Laceda
beautiful, colourful photos! i bet the taste is just as awesome!
Tummy Belt
This tart looks like a unique way to incorporate fruit into your diet. Thank you for sharing.
Anu
Hi Deeba- the tart sure looks delicious… I am a fan of the blog and have been following it regularly for a couple of years. Altough I don’t find too much time to bake with 2 really little ones… this post is making my taste buds itch… I have some wonderful homemade tangerine jam as well & would love to use this flavour combo in a crumble. Any suggestions on topping mixes and bake time variation? Thank you
s
sorry to hear about the hacker- i thought the problem had been fixed- they seem persistent- hopefully they are gone for good this time round. love the flavour combinations here. x s
chocolate_almond
This looks like a very delicious recipe and a healthy one. With the fresh fruit on top of this tart, only shows that this recipe is a nutritious one. Strawberry and orange will provide many nutrients needed by body. The fresh fruit on top of the tart will attract not only adults but as well as kids who needs more nutrients for them to grow well. Aside from considering the people who will eat this tart, another good option is to prepare a tart that can be eaten by those who have gluten allergy by using gluten-free flour like almond flour. That will not only make this recipe nutritious for those who have allergy but as well as to those who want to loosen weight.