Walnut Tart Recipe

Name: Walnut Tart
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Crust; 1 1/2 cups flour, plus; 3 tablespoons flour; 6 tablespoons powdered sugar; 7 tablespoons cold butter, cut into bits; 2 egg yolks; 1 teaspoon vanilla; Filling; 1 cup whipping cream, plus; 1 1/2 tablespoons whipping cream; 3/4 cup powdered sugar; 3/4 cup walnuts (ground very fine with the powdered sugar); 2 egg yolks; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 pinch cinnamon; walnut halves; walnut ice cream (optional)

Servings: persons

Crust
1 1/2 cups flour, plus
3 tablespoons flour
6 tablespoons powdered sugar
7 tablespoons cold butter, cut into bits
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
Filling
1 cup whipping cream, plus
1 1/2 tablespoons whipping cream
3/4 cup powdered sugar
3/4 cup walnuts (ground very fine with the powdered sugar)
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 pinch cinnamon
walnut halves
walnut ice cream (optional)

1
For pastry: Combine flour and sugar in large bowl; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.
2
Blend in yolks and vanilla; gather dough into a ball.
3
Turn out onto lightly-floured surface.
4
Using heel of hand, smear dough a little at a time across surface to blend butter and flour thoroughly.
5
Flatten into disk.
6
Wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
7
Preheat oven to 390F.
8
Roll dough out between sheets of wax paper to thickness of 1/8 inch.
9
Fit into 11 inch tart pan and trim edges.
10
Pierce shell all over with fork.
11
Line with foil and fill with pie weights or dry beans.
12
Bake until pastry is set, about 10 minutes.
13
Reduce oven temperature to 350F.
14
Remove pie weights and foil.
15
Bake until crust is golden-brown, about 10 minutes.
16
Reduce oven temperature to 300F.
17
Blend all filling ingredients.
18
Pour into crust.
19
Bake until filling is set and looks dry, about 35 minutes.
20
Cool and decorate with walnut halves.
21
This is sublime served warm with a scoop of walnut ice cream melting over top.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 17 ingredients. The key ingredients include: Crust, 1 1/2 cups flour, plus, 3 tablespoons flour, 6 tablespoons powdered sugar, and more.

Yes, Walnut Tart falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Walnut Tart

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