Walnuts and caramel tart

Name: Walnuts and caramel tart (Tarte aux noix et au caramel)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Serves: 4-6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 40 g (½ oz) butter; 75 g (2½ oz) caster sugar; 175 g (6 oz) shelled walnuts; 150 ml (¼ pint) double cream; 75 g (2½ oz) cold butter, cut into small pieces; 150 g (5 oz) plain flour; 1 large egg, whisked; 25 g (1 oz) caster sugar

Tarte aux noix et au caramel

Preparation info

Serves:
4-6

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

New Bistro

By Fran Warde

Published 2009

About

Grenoble is famous for its walnuts and they are used in many recipes. This one is particularly wicked and appears on many menus. Serve with rich, dark coffee.

Ingredients

Pastry

150 g (5 oz) plain flour
75 g (2½

Europe
France
Rhône-Alpes
Dessert
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

First make the pastry. Place the flour and butter in a bowl and rub together quickly with your fingers until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add the sugar and mix through. Mix the whisked egg into the pastry mix using a flat-bladed knife, bringing the pastry together to form a dough ball. Wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge for 1 hour.

Preheat the oven