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Lemon, Honey And Walnut Tart

Courses: Dessert
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

  Crust
1/2 cup 99g / 3.5ozUnsalted butter - (1 stick) - room temperature
1/3 cup 65g / 2.3ozSugar
1 cup 198g / 7ozEgg yolk (large)
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlVanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlSalt
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlGround cloves
1 1/3 cups 83g / 2.9ozAll-purpose flour
  Filling
1/2 cup 99g / 3.5ozSugar
1/3 cup 78mlHoney
1/4 cup 59mlFresh lemon juice
3 cups 594g / 20ozEggs (large)
1 1/2 tablespoons 22mlGrated lemon peel
3/4 teaspoon 3.8mlBaking powder
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlGround cloves
1   Salt
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozChopped walnuts - (abt 4 oz)
  Powdered sugar
  Halved strawberries

Recipe Instructions

For Crust: Mix first 6 ingredients with electric mixer until well blended. Add flour and mix until just combined. Gather dough into ball; flatten to disk. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least 1 hour. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Let dough soften slightly before continuing.)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Roll dough out between sheets of waxed paper to 12-inch-diameter round. Remove top sheet of paper. Transfer dough to prepared pan, discarding second sheet of paper. Trim and finish edges. refrigerate 15 minutes.

Line dough with foil and fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake 15 minutes. Remove beans and foil and continue baking until crust is golden brown, about 15 minutes. Cool completely on rack. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Let stand at room temperature.)

For Filling: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix first 8 ingredients in bowl until smooth. Spread walnuts in crust. Pour lemon mixture over. Bake until filling is just set in center, about 35 minutes.

Cool tart on rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Arrange strawberry halves, points towards center, around outer edge of tart and serve.

This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, March 1991

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