Name: Orange And Almond Tarts recipe by Evani Singh at BetterButter
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: For the base 1/2 cup butter (113 grams/ 8 tbsp); 1/3 cup castor sugar; 1 large egg yolk; 1 + 1/4 cups all purpose flour; zest of one orange; For the Almond cream - 1/2 cup ground almonds; 1 egg; 1/2 cup powdered sugar (icing sugar); 2-3 drops of almond extract; For the orange curd - 1/2 cup fresh orange juice; 1 tsp corn flour; 2 Eggs; 1/4 cup granulated sugar; zest of one orange; 2 tablespoons butter

ABOUT Orange And Almond Tarts RECIPE

The almonds and oranges make a great pair along with the zest. The orange curd pairs amazingly with almond cream as well. I absolutely love this recipe, try it out. Recipe courtesy - Bake with Shivesh

Ingredients Serving: 6

For the base 1/2 cup butter (113 grams/ 8 tbsp)
1/3 cup castor sugar
1 large egg yolk
1 + 1/4 cups all purpose flour
zest of one orange
For the Almond cream - 1/2 cup ground almonds
1 egg
1/2 cup powdered sugar (icing sugar)
2-3 drops of almond extract
For the orange curd - 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1 tsp corn flour
2 Eggs
1/4 cup granulated sugar
zest of one orange
2 tablespoons butter

Instructions

To make the base of the tart, pre-heat the oven to 190C
In a bowl, cream butter and sugar.
Beat in the egg-yolk
Mix in flour and beat until the dough begins to come together. Knead the dough and divide into two equal halves.
Wrap them with plastic wrap individually and chill in the freezer for 15 minutes or until the dough is firm.
Roll out the dough and line the tart tins with the rolled out dough. Chill in the freezer for another 15 minutes.
To make the almond cream, combine all the ingredients together.
Pour the almond cream on chilled tart shells and bake for 30-35 minutes at 190C or until the almond cream puffs up and the tart shell is golden-brown
To make the orange curd, mix orange juice, eggs, sugar and corn flour in a saucepan.
Bring the sauce pan to medium heat and whisk continuously. Cook until the curd begins to thicken and coats the back of spoon. Bring it off the heat and mix in butter and orange zest. Chill completely.
Top the tarts with cooled orange curd and let the tarts chill in the fridge for at-least 10-15 minutes before serving

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