Caramel-Almond Tartlets

Name: Caramel-Almond Tartlets
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons almond extract; 237 milliliters sliced almonds; 2 Tbsps brown sugar; 118 milliliters cold butter, cut into pieces; 1 egg yolk; 1 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters sugar; 296 milliliters unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 177 milliliters whipping cream; 1 Tbsp whipping cream

Caramel-Almond Tartlets might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 16. One portion of this dish contains approximately 4g of protein, 15g of fat, and a total of 226 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. A mixture of butter, almonds, brown sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Process first 3 ingredients in a food processor just until blended.

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Food Processor

Add pieces of butter, pulsing 5 or 6 times or until mixture is crumbly.

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Butter

Combine egg yolk, whipping cream, and vanilla; stir well. With processor running, slowly add egg mixture through food chute; process just until ingredients form a ball and leave sides of bowl. Shape dough into a flat disc; cover and chill 30 minutes.

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Whipping Cream

Egg Yolk

Vanilla

Dough

Egg

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Bowl

Place 3/4 cup sugar in a large, heavy skillet. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until sugar melts and syrup is golden.

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Sugar

Syrup

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Wooden Spoon

Frying Pan

Remove from heat, and slowly add 3/4 cup cream, stirring gently. (Sugar may crack and harden, but will melt again.) Return to heat, and cook, stirring gently, until mixture is smooth and thickened.

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Cream

Sugar

Remove from heat; stir in almond extract and sliced almonds. Cool.

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Almond Extract

Sliced Almonds

Cut chilled dough in half; divide each half into 8 balls. Press each ball into a lightly greased 1 1/2" round tartlet pan; place tartlet pans on a baking sheet.

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Dough

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Baking Sheet

Frying Pan

Bake at 350 for 12 minutes. Cool slightly.

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Oven

Increase oven temperature to 40

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Oven

Fill each tartlet shell with 1 tablespoon almond filling.

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Almonds

Bake at 400 for 14 to 18 minutes or until golden. Cool completely on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Remove from pans.

Note: For variety, we baked some of the tartlets in 4" x 2" barquette (boat-shaped) molds. We reduced the baking times for the crust and tartlets each to 9 minutes.

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Crust