Adapted from a recipe by Chef Jorge Miguel Romão at the Internacional Design Hotel in Lisbon.
You will need:
Crust:
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
¼ cup sugar
½ cup butter, melted
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups flour
Almond topping:
1¼ cups sugar
½ cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 tablespoons milk
2 cups blanched, slivered almonds
pinch of salt
Crust:
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
¼ cup sugar
½ cup butter, melted
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups flour
Almond topping:
1¼ cups sugar
½ cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 tablespoons milk
2 cups blanched, slivered almonds
pinch of salt
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the egg, vanilla and sugar until uniform.
- Add melted butter and salt, and whisk to combine.
- Whisk flour into wet mixture until dough is formed.
- Press into greased 10” tart pan with your fingers, evenly distributing dough within the pan.
- Bake for 15–20 minutes, until lightly golden at edges.
- Meanwhile, work on the almond topping. In a medium-sized saucepan, bring sugar, butter, vanilla and milk to a boil.
- Add the slivered almonds and salt and cook on high heat for 5 minutes, until a pale caramel color is achieved.
- Pour almond mixture on top of crust and spread into an even layer.
- Increase oven temperature to 400°F.
- Put tart on sheet pan (some bubbling over of almond may occur) and bake for another 15–20 minutes. Tart is ready when deep golden brown color is visible.
- Cool on wire rack for 5 minutes, then remove from pan to finish cooling.
- Serve with creme fraiche or vanilla ice cream and plenty of black coffee.
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