Tangerine And Almond Shortbread Tart
- 2 tangerines
- 1 3/4 cups AP flour
- 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 12 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter, diced
- 1/2 cup superfine sugar
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup orange blossom honey
- 1 cup extra heavy whipping cream
- 3 cups toasted sliced almonds
- Zest 2 tangerines and ream to extract juice. Chill the juice.
- Line the bottom of a 10-inch tart pan with a removable base with buttered parchment paper
- Pulse the flour, confectioners' sugar, salt, butter and tangerine zest in a food processor. Add tangerine juice by tablespoon(s) as needed until it looks like wet sand. Pulse just until it starts to form a ball.
- Pat the dough into the tart pan, being careful to press up and into the sides.
- Chill the crust for one hour (can chill up to 4 hours).
- Heat the oven to 375 degrees.
- In a heavy bottomed saucepan, mix together the superfine sugar, brown sugar, honey and 2 teaspoons of the reserved tangerine juice. Allow the sugars and honey to melt together over medium-low heat, swirling gently. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes, until the mixture darkens and caramelizes. (Tip: You can use leftover tangerine juice mixed with some warm water to brush down the insides of the pan while you are waiting for the mixture to caramelize.)
- Add the cream and increase the heat to medium. Cook the mixture at a low boil for 8 to 10 minutes, until it is richly caramelized and thick.
- Stir in the almonds and spread the mixture into the chilled tart pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes and then lower the temperature to 350 bake for another 15 minutes, or until the crust is richly browned.
- Cool completely, remove the bottom from the pan and using a long-bladed spatula, transfer the tart to a cake stand.
- Optional: Serve with sweetened whipped cream (1 cup heavy whipped cream, 2 tablespoons vanilla, 1/4 cup superfine sugar) and a mint garnish.
tangerines, flour, sugar, kosher salt, cold, sugar, dark brown sugar, orange blossom honey, extra heavy whipping cream, almonds
Taken from food52.com/recipes/10115-tangerine-and-almond-shortbread-tart (may not work)