Posted on Monday, June 3, 2024 in
Dessert Recipes
Moist Portuguese Almond Pie
Moist Portuguese almond pie recipe (receita de tarte de amêndoa húmida), a rich, sweet dessert with a ground almond filling in a flaky pastry crust.
| Preparation time | 15 min |
| Cooking Time | 1 h |
| Ready In | 1 h 15 min |
| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
| Servings | 6 |
Ingredients
1 puff pastry or shortcrust pastry base1 1/2 cups sugar (300g)1 1/3 cups ground almonds (160g)7/8 cup water (200 ml)6 egg yolks3 whole eggsPowdered sugar for dusting
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Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
- Grease a tart pan with butter and line it with the puff pastry or shortcrust pastry.
- Heat the water with the sugar until it reaches the "pearl stage" (when a bit of sugar syrup is dropped from a spoon, it forms a resistant thread with a pearl-like end).
- Remove from heat and stir in the ground almonds and mix well.
- Add the egg yolks and whole eggs, mixing thoroughly.
- Let the mixture cool down.
- Pour the filling into the prepared pastry-lined tart pan.
- Place the tart in the middle rack of the oven.
- Bake for 1 hour.
- Remove the tart from the oven, dust it with powdered sugar, and decorate as desired.
Recipe & Photo Credit: Hop Burns Black
Posted by: Eddy
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| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
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