Yarnall Family's Fyrstekake (Norwegian Cardamom-Almond Tart)

Name: Yarnall Family's Fyrstekake (Norwegian Cardamom-Almond Tart)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Nordic, Scandinavian, European
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 3 larges egg whites; 1 large egg yolk; 296 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons ground cardamom, preferably freshly ground; 2 teaspoons whole milk or heavy cream; 0 teaspoons kosher salt; 0 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg; 237 milliliters powdered sugar; 473 milliliters slivered almonds; 118 milliliters sugar; 10 servings Unsalted butter (for pan); 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

The recipe Yarnall Family's Fyrstekake (Norwegian Cardamom-Almond Tart) could satisfy your Scandinavian craving in about 45 minutes. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 318 calories, 8g of protein, and 16g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 10. It works well as a very affordable dessert. Head to the store and pick up heavy cream, vanillan extract, egg yolk, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Whisk flour, baking powder,cardamom, and salt in a medium bowl; setaside. Using an electric mixer, beat 1/2 cupbutter and sugar in a medium bowl until paleand fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg yolkand milk. With mixer running on low speed,gradually add dry ingredients and beat justuntil thoroughly combined.

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Baking Powder

Cardamom

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Milk

Salt

Egg

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Hand Mixer

Blender

Whisk

Bowl

Pat dough into a ball; break off one-quarterof dough. Form each piece intoa ball. Flatten balls into disks. Coverseparately and chill dough disks for at least2 hours or overnight.

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Dough

Butter tart pan.Break larger dough disk into small piecesand scatter over bottom of tart pan. Usingyour fingertips, press dough onto bottomand up sides of pan. Use the flat bottom ofa measuring cup to smooth the surface andtrim the edges.

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Butter

Dough

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Measuring Cup

Tart Form

Frying Pan

Roll out smaller dough diskto about 1/8" thick. Using decorative cookiecutters, cut out shapes and place on aparchment paper-lined baking sheet. Coverand chill crust and cutouts for 1 hour.

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Crust

Dough

Roll

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Baking Sheet

Preheat oven to 350°F. Pulse almonds,powdered sugar, cardamom, and nutmegin a food processor until nuts are finelyground.

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Powdered Sugar

Cardamom

Almonds

Nuts

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Food Processor

Oven

Transfer dry ingredients to a largebowl. Using an electric mixer, beat eggwhites and vanilla in a medium bowl untilmedium peaks form. Gently fold egg whitesinto dry ingredients.

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Egg Whites

Vanilla

Egg

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Whisk egg yolk and 2 teaspoons water in a smallbowl to blend. Fill chilled crust with almondmixture; smooth top. Arrange cutouts on topand brush cutouts with egg wash.

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Egg Yolk