Five-Nut Tart*

Name: Five-Nut Tart* (Tarte aux 5 Noix)
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 3 tbsp (2 oz./60 g) honey; 3 tbsp (2 oz./60 g) maple syrup; ¼ tsp (1 ml) pure vanilla extract; 5 tbsp (2½ oz./70 g) butter, melted and cooled; 3 small eggs (½ cup/130 g); ⅛ tsp (0.5 g) fine salt; ⅔ cup (4¾ oz./135 g) brown sugar; 9 oz. (250 g) sweet shortcrust pastry dough; Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting; Butter for the baking ring; 4 cups (17 oz./480 g) pecan halves; 1 cup + 1 tbsp (4 oz./115 g) sugar, divided; 9 oz. (250 g) assorted nuts (walnuts, pecans, cashews, Macadamia, and Brazil), chopped; 2 tsp (10 g) butter, diced; 2 tbsp (30 ml) water

Tarte aux 5 Noix

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

Caramelized pecans

See Chef’s Notes

4 cups (17 oz./480 g) pecan halves

Europe
France
Mediterranean
Vegetarian
Pie

Method

Preheat the oven to 140°F (60°C/Gas on the lowest setting).
Spread the pecans over the baking sheet and dry them out in the oven for 30 minutes. Keep warm.
Combine a scant ½ cup (3 oz./90 g) of the sugar and the water in a large