Apricot Almond Tartlets
- For the dough
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
- 1/4 lb chilled butter, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 1 egg white, whisked until frothy
- For the almond filling
- 1 (7 ounce) package almond paste
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
- 1/4 cup apricot preserves
- To make dough, in the bowl of a food processor, pulse flour, granulated sugar, and orange zest together until just blended.
- Scatter butter over flour mixture and pulse until mixture has the consistency of cornmeal.
- While pulsing, pour egg white through feed tube.
- Process until dough forms a ball.
- Transfer to a lightly floured surface and, with the heel of your hand, press dough together until it is smooth and cohesive.
- Position rack in lower third of oven; preheat to 350u0b0 degrees F.
- Have a 12-well mini-tart plaque nearby.
- Use 1 level tablespoon of dough for each tartlet.
- Roll dough between your palms to form a smooth ball.
- With index finger, press center of dough ball into well, then press dough up the sides to distribute evenly.
- To make almond filling, in the bowl of a food processor, pulse almond paste, butter, confectioners' sugar, egg, egg yolk, vanilla and orange zest together until smooth.
- Spoon about 2 level tablespoons of filling into each shell.
- (I just use a heaping tablespoon) Then spoon about 1/2 teaspoon apricot preserves in the center of each filled tartlet.
- Bake until filling and edges of crusts are golden, 22-25 minutes.
- Transfer plaque to a wire rack and cool about 10 minutes, then remove tartlets and place on rack to cool completely.
- Repeat with remaining dough, filling and preserves.
- Before serving sprinkle tartlets with confectioners sugar.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/apricot-almond-tartlets-107809 (may not work)