Almond Tart

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 cup cold butter, cut into bits
• 1 tablespoon water, with
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and
• 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup sliced blanched almond
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup cream
• 1 teaspoon orange-flavored liqueur (such as grand marnier or cointreau)
• 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• whipped cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 for pastry: blend flour, sugar and butter until it resembles coarse meal.
• 2 add water with vanilla and almond extract and form dough into a ball.
• 3 press dough into a 9 inch flan/tart pan and chill for 1 hour.
• 4 preheat oven to 390°f.
• 5 line with wax paper or foil and fill with pie weights or beans.
• 6 bake pastry in lower third of preheated oven for 7 minutes.
• 7 remove pie weights and paper and bake 3 minutes longer, or until golden.
• 8 let cool.
• 9 for filling: combine well almonds, sugar, cream, liqueur, almond extract and salt; let stand 15 minutes.
• 10 pour into pastry shell and bake for 30-40 minutes, or until top is browned and caramelized.
• 11 let cool before serving.
• 12 serve with whipped cream, if you wish.