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Almond Tart

17/11/2023

The almond tart is a sweet and crunchy dessert, a staple of Italian patisserie. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients

  • 250 g of all-purpose flour
  • 100 g of sugar
  • 125 g of butter at room temperature
  • 1 whole egg and 1 yolk
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • A pinch of salt

For the filling:

  • 200 g of peeled almonds
  • 200 g of sugar
  • 100 g of soft butter
  • 2 whole eggs
  • A few drops of almond essence (optional)
  • Icing sugar for decoration

Preparation

  1. Begin by preparing the shortcrust pastry: combine the flour with the sugar, butter in pieces, the whole egg, yolk, grated lemon zest, and a pinch of salt. Work the ingredients quickly to obtain a smooth and homogeneous dough. Form a ball, wrap it in cling film, and let it rest in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

  2. Meanwhile, prepare the almond filling. Finely chop the almonds in a food processor together with the sugar. Add the soft butter, eggs, and almond essence, and work until you get a homogeneous mixture.

  3. Roll out the shortcrust pastry in a uniform layer and line a previously buttered and floured mold, creating an edge that slightly exceeds the height of the filling. Prick the base with the tines of a fork.

  4. Pour the almond filling into the base of shortcrust pastry and level the surface.

  5. Bake the tart in an already hot oven at 180 °C for about 30-35 minutes, or until the surface is golden brown.

  6. Allow the tart to cool completely before dusting it with icing sugar.

Curiosity

The almond is one of the most beloved ingredients in Italian pastry, used in many traditional recipes such as baked sweets, sugared almonds, and even ice cream. Almond production is particularly concentrated in some regions of Southern Italy, such as Sicily and Puglia, where the favorable Mediterranean climate allows for the cultivation of almonds of excellent quality.

Almond Tart