Ingredients

  • 125 grams Semolina, Plus An Additional One Tablespoon
  • 125 grams Plain Flour (all Purpose Flour)
  • 1 dash Salt
  • 125 grams Chilled Unsalted Butter, Cut Into Cubes, For The Dough
  • 1 Lightly Beaten Egg
  • 1 Tablespoon Chilled Water
  • 60 grams Butter, For Browning
  • 1/4 cups Caster Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
  • 250 grams Fresh Strawberries, Hulled And Sliced
  • 1 Tablespoon Milk

Method

  • 1. To make the pastry, mix the semolina, flour and salt together in a bowl, then add the butter and rub the mixture until it resembles breadcrumbs.
  • 2. Combine the egg and water in a small bowl then add them to the flour mixture, mixing until a dough forms. Briefly knead the dough on a floured surface, then wrap in cling film and refrigerate for half an hour.
  • 3. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180° Celsius.
  • 4. In a saucepan, brown the butter over medium heat for about five minutes, whisking occasionally, until the butter solids start to brown.
  • 5. Whisk together the sugar and lemon juice in a bowl, then add in the melted butter and set aside.
  • 6. Dust a work surface with a mixture of semolina and flour, then roll out the pastry into a rectangle that's roughly the size of your baking tray (the rectangle doesn't have to be perfect). Lay the pastry onto a 25x35cm baking tray which has been lined with baking paper.
  • 7. Sprinkle the pastry with a pinch or two of semolina, then arrange the strawberries on top, leaving a 3 centimeter border around the edges.
  • 8. Fold the edges of the pastry over towards the center and pinch, creating a rough raised border around the strawberries. Then brush the edges with some milk to ensure they brown nicely.
  • 9. Whisk the sugar, lemon and butter mixture again briefly, then pour over the strawberries.
  • 10. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes, rotating halfway through, until crust is golden brown.