Glazed Strawberry Tart

Recipe by Easy to Bake, Easy to Make
Makes 8 Servings

1-1/3 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup finely ground almonds
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp. grated lemon rind
1/4 tsp. salt
6 Tbsps. cold butter, cut into pieces
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 cup seedless raspberry or strawberry jam
1 tsp. lemon juice
2 pints strawberries, hulled and sliced
Sweetened whipped cream, optional

Stir together flour, almonds, sugar, lemon rind, and salt in a
large bowl. Cut butter into flour mic with a pastry blender or 2
knives, until coarse crumbs form. Whisk together egg and vanilla in a
small bowl; stir into flour mix until a dough forms. Shape into a
disk. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a baking sheet. Place dough
on baking sheet; pat into a 10 inch circle, forming a high edge.
Pierce bottom of dough all over with a fork. Bake until slightly
browned, about 25 minutes. Place baking sheet on a wire rack and cool
for 10 minutes; trasnfer shell to rack to cool completely.
Melt jam with lemon juice in a small saucepan over low heat until
spreadable. Spread 1/2 cup of jam mix over bottom of shell. Arrange
berries on top, cut sides down. Brush with remaining jam mix. Serve
with whipped cream if desired

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