Walnut Tart Recipe

Name: Walnut Tart
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, plus; 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 6 tablespoons icing sugar; 7 tablespoons well-chilled butter, cut into small pieces; 2 egg yolks; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup whipping cream, plus; 1 ½ tablespoons whipping cream; 1 cup icing sugar; ¾ cup walnuts (ground fine together with the icing sugar); 2 egg yolks; 1 tablespoon vanilla; 1 pinch cinnamon; walnut halves

Servings: persons

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, plus
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons icing sugar
7 tablespoons well-chilled butter, cut into small pieces
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup whipping cream, plus
1 ½ tablespoons whipping cream
1 cup icing sugar
¾ cup walnuts (ground fine together with the icing sugar)
2 egg yolks
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 pinch cinnamon
walnut halves

1
For pastry: Combine flour and sugar in large bowl.
2
Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.
3
Blend in yolks and vanilla; gather dough into a ball.
4
Turn out on lightly-floured surface.
5
Using heel of hand, smear dough a little at a time across surface to blend butter and flour thoroughly.
6
Flatten into disc.
7
Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
8
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
9
Roll dough out between sheets of wax paper to thickness of 1/8 inch.
10
Fit into 11 inch tart pan with removable bottom; trim edges.
11
Pierce shell all over with fork; 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 beans and foil and bake until crust is golden-brown, about another 10 minutes.
15
Reduce oven temperature to 300F.
16
Blend all filling ingredients, except for walnut halves, and pour into crust.
17
Bake until filling is set and looks dry, about 35 minutes.
18
Cool and decorate with walnut halves.

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

You need 14 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, plus, 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, 6 tablespoons icing sugar, 7 tablespoons well-chilled butter, cut into small pieces, and more.

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

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Walnut Tart

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