Almond Tart Crust
Almond Tart Crust
from https://www.bonappetit.com/
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup almond flour (we like Bob’s Red Mill Super-Fine Natural Almond Flour since it includes the skins for extra flavor, but you can sub with 1/2 cup all-purpose flour)
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. kosher salt
2 large egg yolks
1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
Preheat oven to 350°. Whisk all-purpose flour, almond flour, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk egg yolks and 1 Tbsp. cold water in a small bowl.
Add butter to dry ingredients. Rub butter into dry ingredients with your fingertips to create large, shaggy pieces of dough (the idea is to smash the butter into the flour, creating some pieces that are flat and thin and some that are large and irregular).
Using a fork or your fingertips, toss egg yolk mixture into dough to combine. Knead dough in bowl with your hands until it starts to come together (it will still look a little dry; if it looks too dry and doesn't come together, add 1–2 Tbsp. more water, but only if needed).
Turn dough out onto a work surface and knead 1 or 2 more times. Divide dough in half, stack 1 piece on top of the other, then press down firmly to smash both dough pieces together. Repeat several times until dough is well combined and becomes slightly sticky.
Press dough into bottom and 1" up sides of a 9" springform pan or a 9" tart mold. Prick dough all over with a fork. Freeze until very firm, 20–30 minutes.
Bake crust until deep golden brown all over, 35–40 minutes. Let cool.
Makes 1 crust
Almond Tart Crust
from https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/
King Arthur Flour uses this crust for their Almond Tarts. They use either almond flour or ground almonds in both the filling and the crust. They top them with fresh raspberries and whipped cream.
1/2 cup (99g) sugar
8 tablespoons (113g) butter, softened
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 1/2 cups (180g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
3/4 cup (72g) almond flour or finely ground sliced or slivered almonds
Beat together the sugar, butter, salt, and extracts.
Add the flours, stirring to make crumbs that cling together when squeezed.
Press the crumbs into the bottom and up the sides of six 4 1/2" mini tart pans (or greased 9" fluted tart pan); prick them all over with a fork.
Freeze the crusts for 15 minutes, then bake them until they're just beginning to brown on the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool.
They then add the filling and bake them for another 18 to 24 minutes.
Makes 6 mini tarts or one 9" tart crusts