Almond Fruit Tart With Lemon Cream
| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy, Fruits | California | Almonds, Desserts | 8 | Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 | c | Whole natural almonds |
| 1 1/2 | c | Flour, PLUS |
| 2 | T | Flour |
| 3 | T | Sugar |
| 1/2 | c | Cold butter, cut into |
| 8-chunks | ||
| 1 | t | Almond extract |
| 2 | T | Ice water, approximately |
| 3/4 | c | Whipping cream * |
| 1/2 | c | Prepared lemon curd, at room |
| temperature | ||
| 2 | c | Fresh fruit slices, and/or |
| berries approximately | ||
| 1 | T | Apple jelly, melted opt |
| 2 | T | Sliced almonds, toasted * |
INSTRUCTIONS
Heat oven to 350 degrees. To make crust, place almonds in bowl of food processor fitted with steel blade. Process until finely chopped. Add flour and sugar; pulse to blend. Add butter and extract. Process until thoroughly blended. Gradually add up to 2 tablespoons ice water through feed tube, just until mixture comes together. Gather dough into a ball and press evenly onto bottom and sides of 9- or 9 1/2-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Bake in center of oven about 25 minutes until set and lightly browned. Cool on rack. Meanwhile, in bowl whip cream to form firm peaks. Measure lemon curd into small bowl; whisk in about 1/2 cup of the cream to blend, then gently stir lemon curd mixture into remaining cream just to blend thoroughly. Remove side of tart pan. Spread lemon cream in tart shell. Decorate with fruit. Brush fruit lightly with jelly. Refrigerate up to 8 hours. Garnish with sliced almonds just before serving. Servings: 8 You can substitute 1 1/2 cups light or regular whipped topping for the whipping cream, whipped To toast almonds, spread in an ungreased baking pan. Place in 350 degree oven and bake 5 to 10 minutes or until almonds are light brown; stir once or twice to assure even browning. Note that almonds will continue to brown slightly after removing from oven. See http://www.almondsarein.com/ >Hanneman/Buster/MasterCook 1998/Ap Recipe by: Almond Board of California Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by KitPATh <phannema@wizard.ucr.edu> on Apr 08, 1998
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 304
Calories From Fat: 160
Total Fat: 18.6g
Cholesterol: 30.6mg
Sodium: 9.6mg
Potassium: 182.2mg
Carbohydrates: 28.8g
Fiber: 2.8g
Sugar: 5.8g
Protein: 7.2g