Strawberry & Honey Tart

A simple springtime dessert with a flaky butter crust, lightly-sweetened cream cheese filling, and honey glazed strawberries. Crust adapted from [David Lebovitz|http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2009/05/french-tart-dough-a-la-francaise/] via [84th and 3rd|http://84thand3rd.com/2013/03/29/french-butter-pastry-or-the-flakiest-strangest-most-genius-pie-crust-youll-ever-make/]; filling adapted from [Tutti Dolci|http://tutti-dolci.com/2013/04/strawberry-mascarpone-tart/].

Yields: 6-8 servings

Ingredients

For the Crust:
6 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon canola oil
3 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 ounces (1 slightly rounded cup) unbleached all-purpose flour
For the Filling:
8 ounces cream cheese (or mascarpone), softened
2 tablespoons milk
1 vanilla bean, scraped
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 pint strawberries, hulled and halved
1 tablespoon honey

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Have a 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom standing by.

To a saucepan over medium-high heat, add the butter, oil, water, sugar, and salt. Stir and bring the mixture to a boil. Turn heat down and simmer 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add the flour to the hot butter mixture, stirring quickly with a wooden spoon until the dough forms a ball and pulls away from the sides of the pan. Turn the dough out into the tart pan and press the dough across the bottom and part-way up the sides of the pan. Prick the dough with a fork all over and refrigerate 5 minutes to firm up. Bake 15-17 minutes or until golden and fragrant. Place pan on a cooling rack to cool.

!To Make the Filling:

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the milk, vanilla, honey, powdered sugar, and lemon zest and beat until smooth and creamy. Spread the cream cheese mixture into the cooled tart shell using an off-set spatula.

Arrange the strawberries in a circular design on top of the cream cheese mixture, pressing them down just slightly. Warm the honey in a microwave or in a small saucepan until just thin enough to brush. Brush the strawberries with the warm honey. Chill the tart in the refrigerator for at least an hour before slicing and serving.