Plum Tart With Hazelnut Cream
- 5/8 cup softened butter
- 3/4 cup icing sugar
- 4 3/8 tablespoons almond powder
- 1 egg
- 1 1/3 tablespoons egg yolk
- 1 7/8 cups flour
- 7 11/16 tablespoons hazelnuts
- 1 1/4 tablespoons flour
- 4 15/16 tablespoons butter soft
- 1/2 cup icing sugar
- 1 egg
- plums
- Using the mixer on a slow speed (or use a wooden spoon), mix the butter until soft and supple, add icing sugar while still mixing until the texture becomes creamy.
- Bring the dough to the center of the bowl, add the ground almonds.
- Stir in the egg and yolk.
- Quickly add almost all of the flour in 2 or 3 batches, mix.
- Work the dough on a lightly floured surface, crushing it with the palm of your hand, with 2 or 3 shots of the remaining flour.
- Form a ball. Let rest at least for 2 hours in the refrigerator wrapped in plastic film.
- Remove the dough 15 minutes before working on it.
- roll out the dough on a floured surface.
- Spread dough out in pie pan.
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
- In a blender, chop the hazelnuts, then add the flour.
- Add the butter and powdered sugar, mix.
- Add the egg and mix to obtain a smooth paste.
- You can also do this by hand, but a blender makes the finest hazelnut cream.
- Arrange half of the pitted plums on pie shell, and cover with the cream.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
- Let cool.
- Serve at room temperature.
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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Plum-Tart-with-Hazelnut-Cream-782202 (may not work)