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🍰 Crunchy Plum Tart with Caramelized Nuts

705 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Cut the butter into small cubes.
  2. 2. Separate one egg: Reserve the yolk for the dough and keep the white for later.
  3. 3. Place the butter cubes, almonds, powdered sugar, a pinch of salt, the egg yolk, and flour into a bowl.
  4. 4. Quickly knead the ingredients into a smooth dough.
  5. 5. Place the dough back in the bowl and let it rest in the refrigerator for about 1 hour.
  6. 6. Put 75 grams of sugar and 3 tablespoons of water into a frying pan.
  7. 7. Heat the mixture over high heat until the sugar turns golden brown and caramelizes.
  8. 8. Toss the walnuts briefly in the caramel to coat them evenly.
  9. 9. Place the nuts on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and let them cool.
  10. 10. Roughly chop the cooled nuts.
  11. 11. Wash the plums thoroughly.
  12. 12. Halve the plums and remove the pits.
  13. 13. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius with fan (convection).
  14. 14. Whisk the remaining sugar, the reserved egg white, and the crème fraîche together in a bowl until well combined.
  15. 15. Lightly flour your work surface.
  16. 16. Roll out the chilled dough into a round shape.
  17. 17. Line the bottom of a 28 cm diameter springform or tart pan with parchment paper.
  18. 18. Place the dough in the pan and press up a border about 3 cm high.
  19. 19. Cover the dough base with fresh parchment paper.
  20. 20. Scatter legumes (such as dried beans) over the paper to weigh down the base while baking.
  21. 21. Bake the base for about 12 minutes in the oven.
  22. 22. Carefully remove the parchment paper and the legumes.
  23. 23. Bake the base without weights for another 3 minutes.
  24. 24. Remove the pan from the oven.
  25. 25. Reduce the oven temperature to 180 degrees Celsius with fan (convection).
  26. 26. Spread the chopped caramelized nuts evenly over the tart base.
  27. 27. Arrange the plum halves nicely on top of the nuts.
  28. 28. Pour the prepared sugar and crème fraîche mixture evenly over the plums.
  29. 29. Bake the tart for about 25 to 30 minutes until the filling is set.
  30. 30. Let the tart cool completely before serving.

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