Cranberry Frangipane Tart

Name: Cranberry Frangipane Tart
Yield: Makes one 9-inch (23 cm) tart | Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients: ¾ cup (185 mL) unsalted butter, at room temperature; ⅔ cup (160 mL) whole unpeeled almonds; ⅔ cup (160 mL) sugar; 1 recipe almond Nut-Crust Tart Shell, baked and cooled; 1 egg; 1 Tbsp (15 mL) flour, if using frozen cranberries; 1 egg yolk; ¼ tsp (1 mL) almond extract; ⅛ tsp (0.5 mL) ground cinnamon; Icing sugar, for dusting; 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract; 1½ cups (375 mL) fresh or thawed frozen cranberries

Preparation info

Makes one 9 inch 23 cm ) tart | Serves
8 to 10

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

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By Anna Olson

Published 2011

About

Frangipane is a sweet and moist combination of ground almonds, butter, sugar, and eggs, and it contrasts nicely with tart cranberries in this variation on a traditional dessert.

Ingredients

1 recipe almond Nut-Crust Tart Shell, baked and cooled

Dessert
Vegetarian
Pie

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Place the pan containing the crust onto a baking tray.
Pulse the almonds with the sugar in a food processor until the almonds are finely ground. Add the butter, egg, egg yolk, extracts, and cinnamon, and pulse until t