Strawberry-cream Cheese Phyllo Tart

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 6 sheets phyllo dough, thawed (14x9 inch sheets, if sheets are larger, stack and cut to size)
• 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups strawberries, halved (or quartered depending on size)
• 1/4 cup currant jelly, melted

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350. brush bottom and sides of 11x7 inch glass baking dish with butter. cut piece of parchment paper to fit in bottom and up 2 ends of baking dish. place in dish; brush generously with butter.
• 2 center 1 phyllo sheet in baking dish, forming about 1-inch border up sides of dish, turning over as necessary at ends; brush with butter. repeat with remaining 5 phyllo sheets. bake 6-8 minutes or untill sides begin to curl. if puffed in center, prick gently with knife tip; press down gently with back of spoon to deflate.
• 3 meanwhile beat cream cheese in large bowl at medium speed 1 minute or until fluffy. beat in sugar 1-2 minutes until smooth. add eggs one at a time, beating until just combined. beat in vanilla. pour into partially baked phyllo lined pan.
• 4 bake 20 minutes or until filling is set and phyllo is golden brown. cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. remove tart, lifting with 2 extended ends of parchment; place on wire rack. cool 45-50 minutes or until room temperature.
• 5 cover with strawberries; brush with jelly to glaze. cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.