Beautiful Summer Fruit Tart

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons water
• 0.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 0.25 teaspoons salt
• 0.5 cups softened butter , cut into chunks

Instructions

1. 1

   Make pastry: Combine water and vanilla in a small bowl and set aside.

2. 2

   Stir together 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl until well combined. Cut in butter until mixture forms fine crumbs; do not overmix, or pastry will be tough. Stir in enough vanilla water to pull dough together. Chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.

3. 3

   Roll chilled dough out into a 12-inch circle on a floured work surface. Gently transfer to an 11-inch tart pan. Pat dough into place, cutting off edges and aligning pastry along the edges of the pan. Place in the freezer until firm, at least 30 minutes.

4. 4

   Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

5. 5

   Bake pastry shell in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Prick any large bubbles with the tip of a knife. Allow to cool completely.

6. 6

   Meanwhile, make filling. Beat cream in a chilled glass or metal bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Beat together sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla in a separate bowl until smooth; fold in whipped cream until incorporated.

7. 7

   Spread filling into cooled pastry shell, smoothing out to reach the edges.

8. 8

   Add fruit: Arrange mandarin oranges, strawberries, kiwi, blueberries, and raspberries over the top of filling, covering as much filling as possible. Store in the refrigerator until serving.