Salted Caramel-Pecan Tart

Name: Salted Caramel-Pecan Tart
Prep time: 2 h 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 large egg yolk; 2 larges eggs; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters heavy cream; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 414 milliliters pecans; 4 Tbsps salted butter, thinly sliced and at room temperature; 6 Tbsps cold salted butter, cut into small pieces; 8 servings Sea salt, for sprinkling; 28 grams semisweet chocolate, finely chopped; 59 milliliters sugar; 158 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 6g of protein, 38g of fat, and A mixture of egg yolk, sugar, heavy cream, 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 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Make the crust: Lightly coat a 9-inch fluted tart pan with a removable bottom with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Crust

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Tart Form

Oven

Spread the pecans on a baking sheet and roast until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes; let cool.

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Pecans

Spread

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Baking Sheet

Transfer 1/2 cup of the pecans to a food processor; add the flour, sugar and kosher salt and pulse until the nuts are finely ground.

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Kosher Salt

Pecans

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Nuts

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Food Processor

Add the butter and pulse until it is in pea-size bits. Pulse in the egg yolk and vanilla until large clumps form.

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Egg Yolk

Vanilla

Butter

Transfer the dough to the prepared pan and press it into the bottom and up the sides. Prick the bottom all over with a fork, then freeze until firm, about 20 minutes.

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Dough

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Frying Pan

Line the crust with foil and fill with pie weights or dried beans.

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Dried Beans

Crust

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Aluminum Foil

Bake until set, about 25 minutes, then remove the foil and weights and continue baking until golden, 10 to 15 more minutes.

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Oven

Aluminum Foil

Transfer to a rack and let cool completely.

Combine the sugar, 1/4 cup water and the kosher salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring just until the sugar dissolves. Cook, swirling the pan but not stirring, until amber, 8 to 10 minutes.

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Kosher Salt

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Brush any sugar crystals off the side of the pan with a wet pastry brush.

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Sugar

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Pastry Brush

Frying Pan

Remove from the heat and carefully whisk in the heavy cream, butter and vanilla (the mixture will bubble). Return to medium heat and simmer, whisking constantly, until thick enough to coat a spoon, 3 to 4 minutes.

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Heavy Cream