Walnut Tart
Source of Recipe
from evelyn/athens
Recipe Link: http://www.recipezaar.com/Walnut-Tart-75260
This is a really wonderful nut tart - and you'll love the pastry!
Walnut Tart
for crust:
1 1/2 cups plus 3 Tablespoons flour
6 Tablespoons powdered confectioners sugar
7 Tablespoons cold butter, cut into bits
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
for filling:
1 cup plus 1 1/2 Tablespoons whipping cream
3/4 cup powdered confectioners sugar
3/4 cup walnuts (ground very fine with the powdered sugar)
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 pinch cinnamon
walnut halves
walnut ice cream (optional)
for crust:
Combine flour and sugar in large bowl; cut in butter until
mixture resembles coarse meal.
Blend in yolks and vanilla; gather dough into a ball.
Turn out onto lightly-floured surface.
Using heel of hand, smear dough a little at a time across
surface to blend butter and flour thoroughly.
Flatten into disk.
Wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
Heat oven to 390 degrees F.
Roll dough out between sheets of wax paper to thickness of 1/8 inch.
Fit into 11 inch tart pan and trim edges.
Pierce shell all over with fork.
Line with foil and fill with pie weights or dry beans.
Bake until pastry is set, about 10 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
Remove pie weights and foil.
Bake until crust is golden-brown, about 10 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F.
for filling:
Blend all ingredients and pour into crust.
Bake until filling is set and looks dry, about 35 minutes.
Cool and decorate with walnut halves.
Note:
This is superb served warm with a scoop of walnut ice
cream on top.
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