Strawberry Almond Tarts

For if [a Christian] cannot thank and praise God as well in calamities and sufferings as in prosperity and happiness, he is as far from the piety of a Christian as he that only loves them that love him is from the charity of a Christian. For to thank God only for such things as you like is no more a proper act of piety than to believe only what you see is an act of faith. Resignation and thanksgiving to God are only acts of piety when they are acts of faith, trust and confidence in the divine goodness.

William Law

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs		Cklive09	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Stick unsalted butter
1/4	c	Sugar
1	t	Vanilla extract
1		Egg yolk
1 1/4	c	Cake flour
1/2	lb	Almond paste
1/3	c	Sugar
1		Egg yolk
1	t	Grated lemon zest
1/2		Stick soft butter
2		Eggs
1/4	c	All-purpose flour
1	pt	Strawberries, rinsed hulled
		and
		sliced
1/2	c	Sliced almonds
1		Whole berries and
		confectioners' sugar for
		finishing

INSTRUCTIONS

For the dough, beat the butter and sugar with the paddle on medium
speed until very soft and light. Beat in the vanilla and the yolk and
continue beating until smooth and shiny, about 3 more minutes. Stop
the mixer, sift the cake flour and add to the butter mixture. Pulse
the mixer on and off to incorporate the flour. Scrape the dough onto  a
piece of plastic, wrap and chill it until firm.  For the almond
filling, combine almond paste, sugar, yolk and zest  and beat by
machine until smooth. Beat in butter, scrape bowl and  beaters and beat
in eggs. Continue beating until light.  Stir in flour. Divide the dough
into 4 parts and roll one piece at a  time on a floured surface. Use
each piece of dough to line a 3 to 4  inch diameter tart pan. Mass the
scraps together after rolling the  dough for the first four pans and
line the last two.  Arrange the sliced berries evenly on the crust in
each pan, then top  with the almond filling, spreading it evenly with a
metal spatula.  Strew evenly with the sliced almonds.  Bake the tarts
at 350 degrees about 25 minutes, until dough is baked  through and
filling is set.  Cool in pan, unmold and dust with confectioners'
sugar. Decorate each  tart with a few whole berries.  Converted by
MC_Buster.  Recipe by: COOKING LIVE SHOW #CL9168  Converted by
MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 4535 Calories From Fat: 2627 Total Fat: 303.1g Cholesterol: 1220.3mg Sodium: 216.1mg Potassium: 1743.3mg Carbohydrates: 402.4g Fiber: 23.2g Sugar: 204.7g Protein: 72.6g

What do you do with the person who says, “I’ve asked God to forgive me about this, but I still feel guilty”? I hear that statement over and over again. I usually say to these people, “If you still feel guilty, then pray to God again. But this time don’t ask Him to forgive you for the sin that is haunting you. Rather, ask Him to forgive you for insulting His integrity by refusing to accept His forgiveness. Who are you to refuse to forgive yourself when God has forgiven you? When God promises to forgive His people when they repent, He is not playing games. If He says He will forgive you, then He will forgive you. And if God forgives you, you are forgiven.”

R.C. Sproul