Macadamia Nut Tart with Frangipane and Raspberry Marmaladede
Author Notes: I tasted a similar one at a hotel and I started bringing up ideas to create something similar because i loved it! My friends and family that have tasted my tart have been impressed and all agree they have never tasted anything like it! - JuliaCuisine
Serves 8-10
Butter Crust
- 6 ounces Butter
- 3 1/4 ounces Powder Sugar
- 1 Large Egg
- 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
- Peel of 1 Orange
- 7 ½ ounces All purpose Flour
- ½ teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
- ½ cups Fine Raspberry Marmalade, with or without seeds
- 14 ounces whole macademia nuts
- Use 9inch Pie Shell with removable bottom Pre-heat oven to 325º F
- Cream butter, add powdered sugar . Add 1 Large egg, vanilla, Orange peel, and at the end add the flour, without blending too much. Softly roll the dough ¼ in. thick, and and place it on pie shell. Save left over of dough for a lattice on top.
- Marmalade: Spread the marmalade on bottom of pie shell evenly. If you feel using a little bit more you may do so.
- Frangipane.Spread the frangipane mix on top of the marmalade .
- Nuts: Arrange the macademias starting from the edge around.
- You may lattice the left over crust on top.
- Put tart on 325 degree oven for 45 to 50 minutes when ready glace the tart with orange or apricot jam heated up and strained.
Frangipane
- 2 ¼ ounces Butter
- 2¼ ounces Sugar
- ½ teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
- 4 ½ ounces Almond Paste
- 1/8 teaspoon Lime Juice
- 1/8 teaspoon Almond Extract
- 1 Large Egg
- 2 ¼ ounces All purpose Flour
- 10½ ounces Macadamia Nuts (whole)
- Orange or Apricot Glaze (for top after baking)
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Late Winter Tart (Sweet or Savory)
Tags: macadamia nuts, warm




about 2 years ago fishersfoodie
This is a beautiful tart--going to try it this weekend.
about 2 years ago JuliaCuisine
To make Frangipane:
Cream sugar and butter, add in three parts the almond paste, so it will blend evenly. Add vanilla, lime juice, almond extract, egg and flour. Set aside.