Saturday, September 11, 2010

Almond Tart

Nouns:
2 Pie Crust
2.5 Cups Almonds
6 Eggs
1 Cup Sugar
1/2 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1 Teaspoon Lemon Zest
Powdered Sugar For Dusting

Verbs:
  • Pre-bake the pie crusts.
  • Use food processor to grind 1.5 cups of the almonds to a powder. Take out those almonds and use to food processor to quickly chop the rest of the almonds.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until thick and light in color (here I used an electric mixer). Then stir in cinnamon, lemon zest, and almonds.
  • Pour into pie crusts
  • Bake for 30-45 minutes at 350 degrees, until a toothpick comes out cleanly. Cool on rack.
  • If you have a spring-form pan, take off the sides and dust the top with powdered sugar



In the end, the best judge of this desert is that it was eaten quickly. Its not too sweet and, compared to many other desserts, seems to be pretty guilt-free. Best served with the most recent episode of Mad Men (episode 7, season 4, "The Suitcase") and a glass of Glenlivet scotch.

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