Nut Tart Recipe — Courtesy of the Tosha Bakery
A recipe for about 15 personal tartlets. All dimensions in the recipe are specified in grams
Preparing the Crust:
- 200 grams butter
- 300 grams flour
- 75 grams powdered sugar
- 50 grams sweet cream 32%
Total – 625 grams
- In a mixer bowl using a mixing hook put all the ingredients except the sweet cream until you get a crumbly dough
- Add the cream and process until the dough is completely formed
- Wrap in cling film and refrigerate for convenience
- Roll to a thickness of 3.5 mm
- Arrange the tartlet tightly in the baking pan
- Freeze well
- Preheat oven to 170 degrees
- Bake for about 12 minutes until golden
Preparing Caramel:
- 120 grams glucose syrup
- 156 grams white sugar
- 3 grams salt
- Some water
- 40 grams butter
- 300 grams sweet cream 32%
Total – 620 grams
- Heat sweet cream in a saucepan over low heat
- At the same time in another (tall) pot heat glucose, sugar, salt, and a little water
- Cook until dark caramel
- When you reach the desired color, stop cooking at once with butter
- Mix well
- Gradually add the hot cream
- Mix well
- Cook on low heat for exactly 10 minutes
- Grind using a blender
Nut Mixture:
- 60 grams almonds
- 30 grams pine nuts
- 30 grams cashew
- 40 grams hazelnut
- 30 grams pecan
- 30 grams pumpkin seeds
- 30 grams sunflower seeds
- 20 grams flax
Total – 270 grams
- Roast nuts in a pan in the oven until light brown in color
- Fill inside the tart
- Pour caramel to cover
- Garnish with caramelized popcorn
Preparing Caramelized Popcorn:
- Microwave popcorn bag
- 200 grams white sugar
- 150 grams butter
*Make caramel from the sugar, add butter, coat the popcorn
- Place on each tart separately
Bon appetite!