Yield: 6-8 Servings

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• 1 vanilla bean
• 3 large egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• Grated peel of 1/4 lemon
• 1/4 cup raspberry jam
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 cups raspberries, picked over and washed
• Pastry Shell

Instructions

1. To make the cream, combine the milk and vanilla bean in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat until nearly boiling. Cool slightly. Remove the vanilla bean, split open lengthwise, and scrape seeds into milk, discarding bean.

2. In a bowl, beat together the egg yolks and sugar. Pour the warm milk into the egg mixture, beating constantly with an electric mixer.

3. Place the bowl over a pan of simmering water and cook, stirring frequently, until thick enough to coat a spoon. Remove from the heat and pour into a glass mixing bowl and mix one minute longer to accelerate the cooling process. Add lemon peel and set aside to cool further.

4. Combine the jam and water in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat until melted.

5. Spoon the pastry cream into the cooked pastry shell and smooth the top. Sprinkle the raspberries over the top and brush with the raspberry jam glaze. Refrigerate until serving time.

Pastry Shell

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• Dash of salt
• 1/2 cup butter(1 stick), thinly sliced and frozen
• 6 tablespoons water
• 1 egg, beaten

1. In a food processor fitted with the metal blade, combine the flour and salt. Pulse to combine.

2. With the machine running, add the butter one slice at a time. With the machine still running, add the water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough forms a ball. Remove the dough and dust with a little flour. Pat into a disc, wrap well with plastic, and chill for one hour.

3. To bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

4. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured board. Line the bottom of a 10-inch spring form pan with the dough. Brush with the egg wash. Pierce the crust all over with the tines of a fork and line with foil. Fill with pie weights or rice.

5. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until golden brown.

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Flambéed Cherries
Gratin of Berries
Mixed Berry Salad
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