Cakes and Pastries Recipes - Walnut and Toffee Tart Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 4:

• 8 1/2 oz shortbread dough (refer recipe)

• 3 oz sugar

• 1 egg

• 8 1/2 oz walnuts

Toffee:

• 3 1/2 oz sugar

• 4 fl oz crème fraiche

 

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C.

2. Roll out the dough and line a tart pan with it. Cover the crust with baking paper and fill with dried beans. Bake blind for 20 minutes.

3. Mix the sugar, the whole beaten egg and 2 oz of walnuts. Cover the tart base with the mixture. lower the oven temperature to 150C and continue cooking for another 30 minutes.

4. Meanwhile, prepare the toffee: heat the sugar and 4 fl oz of water. When this mixture caramelizes, add the crème fraiche and whisk quickly for a few minutes.

5. Arrange the remaining walnuts over the tart and cover with the warm toffee. Cool and serve.