Quince Tart With Pine Nut Caramel Glaze
- Crust:
- 4.5 ounces all-purpose flour (about 1 cup)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into pieces
- 3 tablespoons chilled vegetable shortening, cut into pieces
- 3 tablespoons ice water
- Filling:
- 1 (10-ounce) container quince paste
- 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, divided
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted
- To prepare crust, weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, 1 teaspoon sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl; cut in 3 tablespoons butter and shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle surface with ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time; toss with a fork until moist and crumbly (do not form a ball). Press mixture gently into a 5-inch circle on plastic wrap; cover. Chill 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375u0b0.
- Unwrap dough. Roll into an 11-inch circle on a lightly floured surface. Fit dough into a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Press dough against bottom and sides of pan. Chill in freezer 10 minutes.
- Line bottom of dough with a piece of foil; arrange pie weights or dried beans on foil. Bake at 375u0b0 for 15 minutes or until edge is lightly browned. Carefully remove pie weights and foil; bake an additional 7 minutes or until center is lightly browned. Cool 1 minute on a wire rack.
- To prepare filling, combine quince paste and 1 tablespoon juice in a food processor; process until smooth. Spread quince mixture evenly over warm tart shell. Bake at 375u0b0 for 15 minutes or until filling is bubbly. Reduce oven temperature to 350u0b0.
- Combine remaining 1 teaspoon juice, 1/4 cup sugar, honey, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil 2 minutes. Remove from heat; carefully add 2 tablespoons butter, stirring until butter melts. Stir in nuts. Pour nut mixture over quince paste. Carefully spread evenly. Bake at 350u0b0 for 10 minutes or until topping bubbles. Cool 1 hour on a wire rack.
crust, flour, sugar, salt, chilled butter, vegetable shortening, water, filling, lemon juice, sugar, honey, salt, butter, pine nuts
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/quince-tart-pine-nut-caramel (may not work)