Almond And Strawberry Tart Recipe
- 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 pch salt
- 1 1/2 c. unsalted butter plus
- 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter
- 1/2 c. confectioners' sugar plus more
- 2 lrg egg yolks
- 1 c. superfine sugar plus
- 2 Tbsp. superfine sugar
- 1 1/2 c. whole blanched almonds
- 3 lrg Large eggs
- 1 pt large strawberries hulled, quartered
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- In the bowl of a food processor, combine flour and salt.
- Cut 1/2 c. plus 3 Tbsp.
- unsalted butter, chilled, into cubes and add in to bowl.
- Process till the mix resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add in 1/2 c. confectioners' sugar and egg yolks.
- Pulse till the mix begins to create clumps.
- Transfer to plastic wrap, flatten into a disk.
- Refrigeratetill very hard (about 1 hour).
- Coarsely grate the pastry into a 12-inch loose-bottomed, fluted tart pan.
- Using the palm of your hand, gently press the pastry proportionately into the pan, making sure to cover the bottom and sides of the tart pan completely.
- Line the pastry with foil, and fill with pie weights or possibly dry beans.
- Transfer to oven, and bake 10 min.
- Remove from oven, and carefully remove the foil and weights.
- Return to oven and bake till very light brown, about 10 min.
- Remove from oven.
- Transfer to a wire rack and let cold.
- Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees.
- Place almonds in the bowl of a food processor.
- Pulse the almonds till fine.
- Remove from processor and place in a mixing bowl.
- Let remaining 1 c. of butter come to room temperature.
- Place the butter and sugar in the bowl of a food processor.
- Process till the mix is light and creamy.
- Add in almonds and Large eggs, one at a time.
- Spread mix into the cooled pastry and bake till top is golden, about 45 to 50 min.
- Remove from oven.
- Transfer to a wire rack and let cold.
- Place the strawberries standing upright on tart, in a circular pattern.
- Dust the tart with confectioners' sugar.
- This recipe yields 10 to 12 servings.
flour, salt, butter, unsalted butter, confectioners, egg yolks, sugar, sugar, whole blanched almonds, eggs, strawberries
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/almond-and-strawberry-tart-63534 (may not work)