Toasted Nut Tart

Serves: 6

Jadyn Kohler

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

50

Spice

48

Sweetness

49

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Cornstarch

1 tsp

Kosher Salt

1 cup

Sugar

1 large

Egg

1 cup

Pine Nut

3 large

Egg

Directions:

1

For crust: Whisk 1 cup flour, cornstarch, salt, and baking powder in a medium bowl

2

Using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar, and powdered sugar in another medium bowl until pale yellow and well blended, about 3 minutes

3

Add egg; beat to blend, occasionally scraping bowl

4

Add dry ingredients in 3 batches, beating just to blend between additions

5

Gather dough into a ball; flatten into a disk

6

Wrap in plastic and chill for at least 1 hour

7

DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 days ahead

8

Keep chilled

9

Preheat oven to 375°F

10

Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to a 12" round

11

Transfer to pan

12

Press onto bottom and up sides of pan

13

Trim dough flush with top of pan (reserve any scraps in case needed for patching crust after baking)

14

Prick dough all over with a fork and freeze for 10 minutes

15

Line chilled tart shell with foil or parchment paper, leaving a 1" overhang

16

Fill with pie weights or dried beans

17

Bake until edges of crust are just beginning to turn golden brown, 35-40 minutes

18

Remove foil and pie weights

19

Patch any cracks in crust with reserved dough

20

Return to oven; continue baking until golden all over, 15-20 minutes

21

Transfer to a wire rack; let cool completely

22

DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead

23

Store airtight in pan at room temperature

24

Whisk 1 cup flour, cornstarch, salt, and baking powder in a medium bowl

25

Using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar, and powdered sugar in another medium bowl until pale yellow and well blended, about 3 minutes

26

Add egg; beat to blend, occasionally scraping bowl

27

Add dry ingredients in 3 batches, beating just to blend between additions

28

Gather dough into a ball; flatten into a disk

29

Wrap in plastic and chill for at least 1 hour

30

DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 days ahead

31

Keep chilled

32

Preheat oven to 375°F

33

Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to a 12" round

34

Transfer to pan

35

Press onto bottom and up sides of pan

36

Trim dough flush with top of pan (reserve any scraps in case needed for patching crust after baking)

37

Prick dough all over with a fork and freeze for 10 minutes

38

Line chilled tart shell with foil or parchment paper, leaving a 1" overhang

39

Fill with pie weights or dried beans

40

Bake until edges of crust are just beginning to turn golden brown, 35-40 minutes

41

Remove foil and pie weights

42

Patch any cracks in crust with reserved dough

43

Return to oven; continue baking until golden all over, 15-20 minutes

44

Transfer to a wire rack; let cool completely

45

DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead

46

Store airtight in pan at room temperature

47

For filling: Preheat oven to 350°F

48

Place tart pan on a rimmed baking sheet; set aside

49

Spread out pistachios, hazelnuts, and pine nuts on 3 separate small rimmed baking sheets

50

Toast nuts until fragrant and light brown, about 5 minutes for pistachios, 10 minutes for pine nuts, and 20 minutes for hazelnuts

51

Let nuts cool completely

52

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat

53

Cook, stirring occasionally, until golden-brown bits form on bottom of pan, about 5 minutes

54

Remove from heat and set aside

55

Stir brown sugar, corn syrup, salt, and vanilla in a medium bowl

56

Stir in eggs, then whisk in browned butter

57

Fold in nuts

58

Pour filling into tart shell

59

Bake tart, rotating pan halfway through, until filling is set around edges and jiggles slightly in center when nudged, about 1 hour

60

Loosely tent foil over tart if crust gets too dark

61

Transfer to a wire rack to cool

62

DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead

63

Let stand at room temperature

64

Dust with powdered sugar just before serving

65

Serve with pistachio or hazelnut gelato, if desired

66

Preheat oven to 350°F

67

Place tart pan on a rimmed baking sheet; set aside

68

Spread out pistachios, hazelnuts, and pine nuts on 3 separate small rimmed baking sheets

69

Toast nuts until fragrant and light brown, about 5 minutes for pistachios, 10 minutes for pine nuts, and 20 minutes for hazelnuts

70

Let nuts cool completely

71

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat

72

Cook, stirring occasionally, until golden-brown bits form on bottom of pan, about 5 minutes

73

Remove from heat and set aside

74

Stir brown sugar, corn syrup, salt, and vanilla in a medium bowl

75

Stir in eggs, then whisk in browned butter

76

Fold in nuts

77

Pour filling into tart shell

78

Bake tart, rotating pan halfway through, until filling is set around edges and jiggles slightly in center when nudged, about 1 hour

79

Loosely tent foil over tart if crust gets too dark

80

Transfer to a wire rack to cool

81

DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead

82

Let stand at room temperature

83

Dust with powdered sugar just before serving

84

Serve with pistachio or hazelnut gelato, if desired