HONEY-WALNUT TART

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Categories     Nut     Dessert     Bake     Christmas

Yield 6-8 people

Number Of Ingredients 15

Pastry
1 1/2 C flour
1/3 C sugar
Pinch of salt
1/2 C chilled butter, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 egg yolk
1 1/2 T cold water
Filling
1 C walnuts
3 eggs
1/2 C honey
1/3 C corn syrup
1 1/2T dark rum
1 1/2 T unsalted butter, melted
1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract

Steps:

  • To make the pastry, combine the flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Cut the butter into the dry ingredients with a pastry blender or work quickly with your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal with some pea-size pieces remaining. With a fork, blend in the egg yolk and add up to 1 1/2 T of cold water, if necessary, to hold the dough together. Add egg yolk and gradually add water until dough ball forms. Press the dough into a disk. Cover it with plastic wrap and chill for 20 minutes before rolling. On a floured surface, roll out the disk to measure slightly larger than a 10 inch tart pan. Line the pan with the dough. Gently press the dough on the bottom of the pan toward the middle. Press down the dough around the sides so that just a fraction of an inch extends above the rim. Roll the rolling pin across the top of the pan to cut off the excess dough. Chill for 20 minutes or overnight. Preheat to 425. Press a double thickness of aluminum foil against the pastry to hold it in place. Bake the pastry until it begins to brown, about 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350, remove foil, and continue to bake until crust is lightly browned, 10 minutes. To make filling, break walnuts into pieces. In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, honey, corn syrup, rum, butter, and vanilla. Add the walnuts. Pour the filling into the shell. Bake until filling is puffed and pastry is golden, about 30 minutes.

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