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Macadamia Nut Tart with Frangipane and Raspberry Marmaladede

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This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Late Winter Tart (Sweet or Savory)
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JuliaCuisine's Notes: I tasted a similar one at a hotel and I started bringing up ideas to create something similar because i loved it! My friends and family that have tasted my tart have been impressed and all...
I tasted a similar one at a hotel and I started bringing up ideas to create something similar because i loved it! My friends and family that have tasted my tart have been impressed and all agree they have never tasted anything like it!

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Serves 8-10

Butter Crust:

6 ounces Butter Ask a question about this ingredient

3 1/4 ounces Powder Sugar Ask a question about this ingredient

1 Large Egg Ask a question about this ingredient

1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Ask a question about this ingredient

Peel of 1 Orange Ask a question about this ingredient

7 ½ ounces All purpose Flour Ask a question about this ingredient

½ teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract Ask a question about this ingredient

½ cups Fine Raspberry Marmalade, with or without seeds Ask a question about this ingredient

14 ounces whole macademia nuts Ask a question about this ingredient

Use 9inch Pie Shell with removable bottom Pre-heat oven to 325º F
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Cream butter, add powdered sugar . Add 1 Large egg, vanilla, Orange peel, and at the end add the flour, without blending too much. Softly roll the dough ¼ in. thick, and and place it on pie shell. Save left over of dough for a lattice on top.
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Marmalade: Spread the marmalade on bottom of pie shell evenly. If you feel using a little bit more you may do so.
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Frangipane.Spread the frangipane mix on top of the marmalade .
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Nuts: Arrange the macademias starting from the edge around.
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You may lattice the left over crust on top.
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Put tart on 325 degree oven for 45 to 50 minutes when ready glace the tart with orange or apricot jam heated up and strained.
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Frangipane:

2 ¼ ounces Butter Ask a question about this ingredient

2¼ ounces Sugar Ask a question about this ingredient

½ teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract Ask a question about this ingredient

4 ½ ounces Almond Paste Ask a question about this ingredient

1/8 teaspoon Lime Juice Ask a question about this ingredient

1/8 teaspoon Almond Extract Ask a question about this ingredient

1 Large Egg Ask a question about this ingredient

2 ¼ ounces All purpose Flour Ask a question about this ingredient

10½ ounces Macadamia Nuts (whole) Ask a question about this ingredient

Orange or Apricot Glaze (for top after baking) Ask a question about this ingredient

2 Comments on Macadamia Nut Tart with Frangipane and Raspberry Marmaladede

fishersfoodie added about 1 year ago

This is a beautiful tart--going to try it this weekend.

JuliaCuisine added about 1 year ago

To make Frangipane:
Cream sugar and butter, add in three parts the almond paste, so it will blend evenly. Add vanilla, lime juice, almond extract, egg and flour. Set aside.