Almond Lemon Tart With Mixed Berries Recipes

ALMOND AND LEMON TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425F/220C .Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface and place in a 8 inch tart dish.
• Bake pie shell blind for 10 minutes,until golden brown, remove from oven. REDUCE oven temperature.
• Whisk the eggs and icing sugar together in a bowl until
• fluffy. Mix in grated rind of 2 lemons, melted butter , ground almonds juice of both lemons.
• The consistency will look strange but it will change once cooked.
• Pour filling into pastry case bake for 25 minutes, until filling has set. Leave to cool.

ALMOND-LEMON TORTE WITH FRESH STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• For cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Brush 10-inch-diameter springform pan with oil. Line bottom with parchment paper round. Brush paper with oil. Place 2 tablespoons matzo meal in pan and shake to coat; tap out excess.
• Combine remaining 2 tablespoons matzo meal, almond flour, and 1/3 cup sugar in medium bowl; whisk to blend. Place egg yolks in large bowl; place egg whites in another large bowl. Add 1/3 cup sugar to yolks. Using electric mixer, beat yolk mixture until thick and fluffy. Beat in 6 tablespoons olive oil, then lemon juice, orange juice, and lemon peel. Mix in dry ingredients. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt to whites; using clean dry beaters, beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add 1/3 cup sugar and beat until stiff but not dry. Fold whites into yolk mixture in 3 additions. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Sprinkle almonds over.
• Bake cake until golden brown and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Place pan on rack; cool cake completely in pan. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover cake pan with foil and let stand at room temperature.
• For sauce and berries:
• Combine 2 cups sliced strawberries and 1 tablespoon sugar in processor; blend until smooth. Sweeten sauce with more sugar, if desired; transfer to small bowl. do ahead Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
• Cut around cake; release pan sides. Cut cake into wedges. Serve with sauce and remaining sliced strawberries.
• Sometimes labeled "ground almonds"; available at specialty foods stores and natural foods stores.

MIXED FRUIT ALMOND TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Make the crust: Grease the sides and bottom of a 9-inch tart pan with nonstick cooking spray. Place the nuts into the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until nuts are finely ground. Add remaining butter and sugar and pulse until the dough resembles coarse crumbs. Use your fingers and the flat bottom of a drinking glass to press the dough into an even layer in the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch tart pan. Place the pan in the center of the oven and bake until the tart is firm and golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Set aside.
• Make the almond cream: Whisk the sugar, flour and egg yolks until thick and smooth in a medium bowl. Bring the milk and almond extract to a gentle boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Pour about 1/2 of the milk mixture into the egg mixture, whisking constantly, then pour the whole mix back into the pot. Cook over medium heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the mixture thickens, 5-8 minutes. Stir this mixture constantly, scraping the bottom as you stir, so the flour doesn't stick to the bottom and burn. Pour the mixture onto a baking sheet lined with plastic wrap and cover it with a coating of plastic wrap so that it doesn't form a "skin". Refrigerate until completely cooled.
• Assemble the tart: Place the tart bottom on a serving platter. Spoon the pastry cream on top. Arrange the kiwi slices, raspberries and blueberries on top of the pastry cream and brush with the jam until the fruit is coated with it. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup of sliced almonds.
• Note: You can use a 9-inch springform pan in place of the tart pan, if desired. Build the crust so that it is one inch high on the sides of the pan.

ALMOND-LEMON TART WITH MIXED BERRIES

Steps:

• FOR CRUST: Blend flour, powdered sugar, almond extract and salt in processor. Add butter and process until moist clumps form. Gather dough together. Press dough into 11-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Freeze crust until firm, about 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 425˚ F. LIne curst with foil; fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake crust until sides are set and beginning to color, about 15 minutes (10 minutes in my oven). Remove foil and beans. Bake crust until cooked through ad pale golden, piercing with fork if crust bubbles, about 10 minutes (5 minutes in my oven) longer. Cool crust completely. Reduce oven temperature to 350˚ F. FOR FILLING: Blend almonds, almond paste and sugar in processor until nuts are finely ground. Add eggs, cream, lemon juice and lemon peel and process until blended. Pour into prepared crust. Bake tart until filling is set and goldn, about 40 minutes. Cool tart in pan on rack. (can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving.) Push bottom of pan up, releasing the tart and slide onto serving plate (if needed). Arrange berries, cut into wedges and serve with whipped cream.