Strawberry cake: santafesina delight

The city of Santa Fe de  Corond a is known as the National Capital of La Strawberry.  It is precisely the venue of the  National Strawberry Festival  , which usually takes place on the first weekend of November. He has it well earned by the mote: seven million kilos of strawberry are produced in Coronda a year. This accounts for approximately  45 percent of all domestic production .

The traditional celebration had its first edition in 1946, at the behest of the Farmers' Cooperative Society. Twelve years later, a decree of the Executive Branch, then by   Arturo Frondizi , officially instituted the National Holiday  on October 9. Today it takes place a month later, lasts three days and a Queen is still being chosen, although this must no longer be a must be corondina.

Thus,  in the  summer of Santafesino , it is very common to eat  all kinds of desserts with the strawberries of Coronda as main stars. Strawberry cake is one of the delicacies that can be made  with this tasty fruit . Learn how to prepare it

 ingredients 

For the dough

• 300 grams of flour 0000
• 80 grams of impalpable sugar
• 50 grams of butter
• 1 egg
• A drizzle of water.

For the filling

• Dulce de leche confectioner, 300 grams
• Milk cream, 300 grams
• Strawberry, 300 grams

 Preparation 

1. Put in a bowl the cold butter cut into cubes, flour and sugar and, with the tips of your fingers, make a sandblasting (if you do not want to put your hand, this  can be done with a processor ).
2. Add the egg and drizzle of water, unite well without kneading.
3. Wrap with film and bring to the  refrigerator for an hour .
4. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
5. Roll out the  dough  and line a 26 cm buttery box. Then cover with foil and  put weight on  it (beans, chickpeas, lentils, for example) and bring to the oven for 15 minutes. Take out the paper with the weight and vover to bring to the oven 5 to 10 minutes more. Remove and allow to cool.
6. Fill with  dulce de leche  and, above, place the cream. Finally add the cut strawberry in  the way you like best .
7. Store in a refrigerator until serving.

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