Preparation of Butterfly Tart with Cream and Fruit

• Let’s see how to prepare the tart.

  On a work surface pour the flour and the butter at room temperature, cut into pieces, start to mix. When they start to combine, add the sugar and egg yolks and a bit of grated zest from 1 lemon. Mix well and knead until a smooth and homogeneous dough forms, wrap it in cling film and let it rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the cream, bring the milk to a boil with the peel of half a lemon. In another saucepan, beat the eggs with the sugar and cornstarch, beat well with a hand whisk or electric beaters, add the grated lemon peel, always stirring well to ensure no lumps form. When the milk is about to boil, remove from heat, remove the lemon peel, and start pouring the milk into the prepared mixture, stirring well. Return to low heat, stirring continuously until it thickens, cover with cling film.

  Take a sheet of paper and draw half of a butterfly; I used the size of the sheet. Cut out the butterfly, and once the dough has rested, roll it out on the work surface with parchment paper underneath. I recommend doing half of the dough at a time. When it’s rolled out to at least half an inch thick, place the butterfly on the dough and cut out the shape with a knife and place it on the baking tray, prick the dough with a fork, and bake in a hot oven for about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the other half of the butterfly, with the remaining dough prepare the butterfly’s antennae, making two sticks with two balls on top and the central body, I did it by eye according to the size I made. When the shortcrust is cooked, bake the other half, the antennae, and the body.

  While it finishes baking, clean the strawberries, cut half into slices and half into cubes, leaving 2 whole. Wash the nectarines and slice them. When the shortcrust is ready, place it on a suitable tray and form the butterfly, fill with the prepared cream, spreading it well over the entire surface, and start decorating with the fruit, starting from the edges with the blueberries. Divide the upper part from the lower part of the wing with the nectarines; if you want to prepare it like mine, look closely at the photo; otherwise, you can make it as you prefer, you can also swap the fruit. Once ready, spray the gelatin over all the fruit. Your butterfly is now ready to enjoy.