Caramel Pudding Tart with Almond Shortbread Crust

Name: Caramel Pudding Tart with Almond Shortbread Crust
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters all purpose flour; 3 Tbsps cornstarch; 1 large egg yolk; 3 larges egg yolks; 10 servings Fleur de sel; 118 milliliters chilled heavy whipping cream; 1 Tbsps powdered sugar; 0 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters slivered almonds; 158 milliliters sugar; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter; 0 teaspoons vanilla extract; 79 milliliters water; 532 milliliters whole milk, divided

Caramel Pudding Tart with Almond Shortbread Crust might be a good recipe to expand your dessert recipe box. This vegetarian recipe serves 10. One portion of this dish contains about 7g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 296 calories. A mixture of sugar, vanillan extract, egg yolk, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Butter 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom.

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Butter

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Tart Form

Combine almonds and 1/4 cup sugar in processor; grind nuts finely.

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Almonds

Sugar

Nuts

Add flour, powdered sugar, and salt; blend 5 seconds.

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Powdered Sugar

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Add butter and blend, using on/off turns, until coarse meal forms.

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Butter

Add egg yolk and blend until moist clumps form, about 30 seconds. Knead dough into ball.

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Egg Yolk

Dough

Transfer 1/4 cup dough to small bowl and reserve for another use. Press remaining dough evenly onto bottom and up sides of prepared pan. Pierce bottom all over with fork. Cover pan with foil and freeze crust at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.

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Crust

Dough

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Bowl

Aluminum Foil

Frying Pan

Preheat oven to 375°F.

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Oven

Bake crust uncovered until deep golden brown, checking often and pressing sides and bottom with back of fork during first 15 minutes when crust puffs or bubbles, about 20 minutes total. Cool completely.

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Crust

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Oven

Place cornstarch and salt in medium bowl. Gradually add 1/4 cup milk, whisking until cornstarch dissolves.

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Corn Starch

Milk

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Whisk in egg yolks.

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Egg Yolk

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Whisk

Stir sugar and 1/3 cup water in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to boil, brushing down pan sides with wet pastry brush. Boil without stirring until syrup is deep amber, swirling pan occasionally, about 10 minutes.

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Sugar

Syrup

Water

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Pastry Brush

Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Add 2 cups milk (mixture will bubble).

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Milk

Whisk until caramel bits dissolve. Slowly whisk hot milk mixture into yolk mixture; return to same pan.

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Caramel Bits

Milk

Egg Yolk

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Whisk

Frying Pan

Whisk until pudding thickens and boils, about 2 minutes.

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Whisk

Remove from heat.

Whisk in butter and vanilla.

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Vanilla

Butter

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Whisk

Transfer to crust. Chill uncovered until cold and just firm, at least 3 hours. Do ahead Can be made 1 day ahead.

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Crust

Stir 2/3 cup sugar and 1/3 cup water in heavy medium skillet (do not use nonstick) over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to boil, brushing down pan sides with wet pastry brush. Boil without stirring until syrup is medium amber color, about 7 minutes.

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Sugar

Syrup

Water

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Pastry Brush

Frying Pan

Add almonds and stir to coat evenly with caramel. Immediately scrape coated almonds onto sheet of foil. Working quickly with 2 forks, separate almonds and spread out in single layer. Cool completely. Do ahead

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Almonds

Caramel