Cranberry Walnut Tart
Tart Crust
225 g unsalted butter, softened
85 g sugar
Pinch of salt
½ tsp. Vanilla
75 g eggs, beaten
340 g pastry flour
Cream together the butter, sugar, salt and vanilla until smooth and pale. Add the
eggs, a little at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the flour and carefully
blend with a scraper until a soft dough forms. Chill until firm. Roll the dough out
between two sheets of parchment and cut circles to fit into tart pan. Freeze shells.
Bake at 400 degrees in the oven until the edges are set, but the dough is still pale.
Filling
3 large eggs
147 g cup firmly packed brown sugar
216 g light corn syrup
113 g butter; melted and cooled
½ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 ¼ cups chopped fresh cranberries
141 g walnuts; lightly toasted and then chopped
(These are small tartlets, so the cranberries and walnuts must be chopped small -
1/4″, but they should not be pureed or powdery.)
In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, brown sugar, syrup, butter, salt, and vanilla until mixture is smooth. Stir in cranberries and nuts. Pour into shells. Do not overfill. Bake in the middle of preheated 350 degree deck oven for 10-15 minutes, until golden and filling is set. Cool and serve at room temperature.