Fruit Basket

Description
In Romanian: Cosulet cu fructe

Ingredients
Cream: Seasonal fruits:
 * 8 oz/250 g butter,
 * 1 lb/500 g flour,
 * 4 tablespoons slightly sweetened cold water,
 * a little salt,
 * 1 lb/500 g whipped cream,
 * sugar,
 * rum;
 * 8 yolks,
 * 2 cups milk,
 * 8 tablespoons sugar,
 * vanilla,
 * 3 teaspoons potato flour,
 * 4 oz/100 g butter;
 * 2 lbs/1 kg strawberries or wild strawberries,
 * sour cherries,
 * apricots,
 * grapes

Directions

 * 1) Mix the water, flour and salt; roll a sheet the width of a pencil.
 * 2) Then spread the butter over it in an uniform layer.
 * 3) Fold envelope style and refrigerate for 20-30 minutes.
 * 4) Repeat the rolling and folding of the dough 3 times, refrigerating it each time for 20-30 minutes.
 * 5) Roll into a large circle and place this in a layer cake pan (with removable bottom) with the edges hanging outside.
 * 6) Bake at medium heat until golden.
 * 7) Remove from the oven and with a sharp knife, cut the dough that overhangs the rim of the layer cake pan.
 * 8) Then release the bottom and take out the baked basket.
 * 9) For the cream, boil the milk with the vanilla and sugar.
 * 10) After coming to a boil, cover and remove from heat.
 * 11) In a bowl, beat the yolks, gradually adding the milk mixture and stirring continuously until all the milk is used up.
 * 12) Then add the potato flour which was previously mixed with a little of the yolk and milk mixture.
 * 13) Pour everything into a double boiler and stir until it starts to resemble a soft paste.
 * 14) Remove from heat, add butter, mix well and refrigerate.
 * 15) 15-20 minutes before serving, spread the cream on the bottom of the basket and top with the washed and drained fruits, sprinkled with sugar and rum.
 * 16) On top of the fruits, put some whipped cream and garnish with a few fruits.
 * 17) The basket may be prepared 1-2 days in advance but the filling is placed just before serving.