Strawberry Tart

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled) plus more for handling dough
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter cut into small pieces
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 bar (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 ½ to 2 pounds strawberries hulled and halved
• 1/4 cup seedless red currant jelly

Instructions

1. 1
   To prevent the delicate crust from breaking, leave it in the pan while assembling and chilling tart. Unmold tart just before serving.
2. 2
   Make the crust: Preheat oven to 350°. In a food processor, blend flour, butter, sugar, and salt until moist crumbs form (this may take up to 1 minute). Transfer dough to a 9-inch round tart pan with a removable bottom.
3. 3
   With floured fingers, press dough evenly into pan and up sides. Dip a dry-measuring cup in flour, and use it to press dough firmly into bottom and against sides of pan. Freeze crust until firm, 10 to 15 minutes.
4. 4
   Using a fork, prick crust all over. Bake until golden, 25 to 30 minutes, pressing down gently once or twice with a spoon during baking if crust puffs up. Cool completely in pan.
5. 5
   Make the filling: In a medium bowl, mix cream cheese and sugar until smooth; spread mixture evenly in bottom of baked crust (still in tart pan).
6. 6
   Starting from outside edge, arrange strawberry halves, stemmed side down, in tight concentric circles on cream cheese.
7. 7
   In a small saucepan, heat jelly on medium-low until liquefied. Gently brush strawberries with jelly; let set at least 20 minutes. Chill in pan at least 1 hour (and up to 6 hours); remove from pan just before serving.