Orange Brazil Nut Tart Recipes

ORANGE-CRANBERRY NUT TARTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg until blended. Beat in orange zest, orange juice and milk. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Divide dough into 3 portions. On a lightly floured surface, shape each into a 10-in.-long roll. Wrap securely; refrigerate overnight or until firm., For filling, in a small saucepan, combine cranberry sauce, sugar and orange juice. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cool completely. Stir in walnuts., Preheat oven to 375°. Unwrap each portion of dough and cut crosswise into 16 slices. Press onto bottoms and up the sides of greased mini-muffin cups. Fill each with 2 teaspoons cranberry mixture., Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are light golden. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Drizzle with melted white chocolate; let stand until set.

HONEY SALTED MIXED NUT TART

Steps:

• Cube 8 tablespoons of the butter and place it in the freezer until it is very cold and almost frozen, about 15 minutes. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Pulse the flour, 1/2 cup of the mixed nuts, 3 tablespoons of the granulated sugar and a pinch of salt in a food processor until the nuts are finely ground. Pulse in the cold cubed butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Pulse in 2 tablespoons ice-cold water until the dough holds together when squeezed. Turn the dough out onto a piece of plastic wrap (it will still be quite crumbly), form into a disk, cover in the plastic and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
• Put the dough in a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom and press into an even layer over the bottom and up the sides of the pan with your hands or the bottom of a measuring cup. Use a fork to dock the bottom of the tart. Freeze until firm, about 10 minutes.
• Place the tart pan on a baking sheet. Line the crust with parchment and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake until the edges of the crust begin turning golden, about 20 minutes. Remove the parchment and pie weights and continue baking until the crust is lightly brown and dry to the touch, about 10 minutes longer. Transfer to a rack. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
• While the crust bakes, make the filling: Combine the remaining 3 tablespoons butter, the remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar, the brown sugar, honey and a pinch of salt in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat and, stirring constantly, continue to boil for 1 minute.
• Remove from the heat and set aside to cool slightly, about 10 minutes. (If the crust has cooled, return it to the oven for 5 minutes to warm through.) Whisk the vanilla extract and beaten eggs into the filling until smooth. Arrange the remaining nuts (about 2 1/2 cups) in a flat layer in the tart shell and pour the filling over top.
• Bake until the edges are set but the center is still slightly loose, 20 to 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature.

WALNUT-ORANGE TART

Steps:

• Combine first 3 ingredients in processor. Using on/off turns, process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add water 1 tablespoon at a time, processing until moist clumps form Gather into ball. Flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic; chill 30 minutes. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled. Let soften slightly before pressing out.)
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly butter 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Press dough into bottom and up sides of prepared pan. Pierce crust several times with fork. Freeze crust 15 minutes.
• Bake crust until golden, piercing with fork if bubbles form, about 20 minutes. Transfer pan to rack and cool crust completely. Maintain oven temperature.
• Combine cream and sugar in heavy medium saucepan. Bring to simmer, stirring until sugar dissolves. Whisk in liqueur, orange peel, vanilla and salt. Remove from heat. Place crust in pan on baking sheet. Sprinkle nuts on crust. Ladle cream mixture over. Bake tart until mixture bubbles and top is light brown, about 35 minutes. Transfer tart to rack and cool completely.

BRAZIL NUT, DATE, AND FRESH GINGER TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, brown sugar, butter, cream or milk, flour, ginger, and salt until smooth. Stir in the date pieces and Brazil nuts until combined.
• Set the prebaked tart shell on a baking sheet and pour in the filling. Bake the tart on the baking sheet until the top is uniformly deep brown and the filling is set (it shouldn't jiggle when you gently shake the tart), 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool completely.
• Remove the tart pan sides by setting the tart on an overturned bowl or other tall, wide surface (a large can of tomatoes works well). Gently press down on the outer ring and let the ring fall to the countertop. Set the tart on a flat surface. Release the tart from the pan bottom by sliding the blade of a knife between the crust and the pan bottom, then slip the tart onto a serving plate. (If it doesn't release cleanly, simply serve the tart on the pan bottom.)
• Serving
• Serve with whipped cream (page 239) or a drizzle of Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce (page 243) spiked with rum.
• Storage
• The filling can be made up to 4 days in advance and refrigerated.
• Variation
• To add coconut flavor to this tart, substitute 1 1/2 cups (340 g) softened or grated palm sugar (available in Asian markets) for the brown sugar and replace the cream or whole milk with Thai coconut milk.