Hazelnut Linzertorte with Cranberry-Apricot Filling
- 1 12-ounce package cranberries
- 2 15-ounce cans apricot halves in light syrup, drained, chopped
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup hazelnuts, toasted
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 large egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons apricot jam
- 1 teaspoon water
- Combine cranberries, apricots, sugar, and orange juice in heavy large saucepan.
- Bring to boil over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.
- Reduce heat to medium and simmer, stirring often, until filling is thick, beginning to stick to pan bottom and reduced to scant 3 cups, about 15 minutes.
- Cool completely.
- (Can be made 3 days ahead.
- Cover and chill.)
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Combine 1 cup flour and nuts in processor; blend until nuts are finely ground.
- Add remaining 1 cup flour, sugar, baking powder, and cinnamon; blend 15 seconds.
- Add butter and cut in, using on/off turns, until coarse meal forms.
- Add egg yolks, orange peel, and vanilla and process until moist clumps form.
- Gather dough into ball; divide in half.
- Flatten half of dough into disk; wrap and freeze 10 minutes.
- Press remaining half of dough over bottom and up sides of 10-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom.
- Spread filling evenly in crust.
- Roll out chilled dough between sheets of parchment paper to 11-inch round.
- Peel off paper.
- Cut dough into 1-inch-wide strips.
- Place 5 strips across top of tart, spacing 1 inch apart.
- Top with 5 strips arranged in opposite direction, forming lattice.
- Trim ends of strips; press to crust edge to seal.
- Bake tart until golden brown, about 40 minutes.
- Place tart on rack.
- Stir jam and 1 teaspoon water in small saucepan over medium heat until mixture boils.
- Brush hot glaze over lattice strips.
- Cool tart completely.
- (Can be made 1 day ahead.
- Cover loosely with foil and let stand at room temperature.)
- Push up pan bottom to release tart.
- Cut tart into wedges.
cranberries, apricot, sugar, orange juice, flour, hazelnuts, sugar, baking powder, ground cinnamon, butter, egg yolks, vanilla, apricot, water
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/hazelnut-linzertorte-with-cranberry-apricot-filling-105847 (may not work)