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Praline tart
Tarte aux pralines
Preparation info
- Serves:
6-8
- Difficulty
Medium
- Ready in
2 hr 30
Appears in
By Fran Warde
Published 2009
Praline is a sweet made with almonds, hazelnuts and sugar; the roasted nuts are coated with caramel and then ground to a grainy mix. In Lyon they are coloured pink with a little red food colouring, which I have included here as optional.
Ingredients
Praline
Makes 500g/1lb 2oz
100 g 3½ oz 150 g <
Method
For the praline, place the nuts in a saucepan and cook over a medium heat, stirring frequently, until golden. In another saucepan, heat the sugar with the water until the sugar dissolves and becomes a golden caramel. Do not stir, just swirl the pan clockwise to evenly dissolve the sugar and stop it catching on the bottom of the pan.
Add the golden nuts to the caramel, mix well, then add