Cranberry Walnut Tartlets
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup plus 6 tablespoons confectioner's sugar, sifted
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- Grated zest of 1 orange
- 2 cups walnuts, coarsely chopped
- 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
- Prepare tart shells: In an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and salt, and beat until combined.
- Add flour all at once, and slowly mix just until flour is evenly moistened.
- You don't want to mix until a ball forms around the beaters.
- Transfer to a plastic bag and form into a 6 inch log.
- Seal bag, pressing out any air, and refrigerate a minimum of 4 hours or as long as 4 days.
- Divide log into 8 parts.
- On a lightly floured board, roll dough into rounds to fit 8 individual tart pans, 3 inch round x 1 inch deep.
- The dough should be about 1/8 inch thick.
- Chill tart shells for 1/2 hour.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line tart shells with parchment paper and fill with pie weights or dry beans.
- Bake 10 minutes, remove foil and weights and bake shells 5 minutes longer.
- Remove and cool.
- Prepare tart filling: In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, corn syrup, eggs, butter and orange zest.
- Divide walnuts and cranberries evenly among the partially baked tart shells.
- Pour sugar mixture over walnuts and cranberries.
- Bake tarts 20 to 25 minutes or until crusts are golden.
- The edge of the filling will be firmer than the center.
- Cool tarts of wire racks and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Remove cooled tarts from pans and serve.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/cranberry-walnut-tartlets-recipe2.html (may not work)