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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> French >> French

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. To Prepare Crust: | 2. In a medium bowl, combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup butter. Beat at medium speed with an electric mixture until smooth. | 3. Add one egg, beating until smooth. Gradually add 1/4 cup ground almonds and the flour, beating at low speed until just combined (dough will be sticky). | 4. Cover and chill dough for 1 hour. Roll chilled dough into 1-inch balls; press into bottom and two-thirds up sides of each cup of a miniature muffin pan, or 1 large tart tin. | 5. Preheat oven to 350°F. | 6. To Make Filling: | 7. In a medium bowl, combine 3/4 cup sugar, melted butter, cream, 2 eggs, the vanilla, the almond extract, 1/2 cup ground almonds, and the lemon zest. Whisk to combine. | 8. Spoon filling mixture into each crust. | 9. Pit and slice apricots. Arrange apricot slices over the top of each tart. | 10. To make glaze, mix apricot jam with a little water, brush over tops of fruit. | 11. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned. | 12. Dust tops with icing sugar while still warm. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
sugar	1/2	cup		402.99	100.79799999999999	0.0	0.0
butter	1/2	cup	unsalted softened	813.795	0.0681	0.9648	92.0599
egg	1			71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
almond	1/4	cup	ground	481.78	0.0	0.0	54.5
purpose flour	1 1/2	1/2		-	-	-	-
apricot	8 -10			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
sugar	3/4	cup		402.99	100.79799999999999	0.0	0.0
butter	4	tablespoons	melted	342.0	15.714	10.686	28.8
heavy cream	6	tablespoons		306.0	2.4659999999999997	2.556	32.472
egg	2		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
almond extract	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
almond	1/2	cup	ground	481.78	0.0	0.0	54.5
lemon zest	1	teaspoon	minced	-	-	-	-
apricot jam	6	tablespoons		290.4	77.28	0.84	0.24
water	2 -3	teaspoons		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
icing sugar				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.