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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Pre-heat oven to 350° F. | 2. Spread almonds on a cookie sheet and bake until light brown. Remove and set on a rack to cool. | 3. Reduce oven temperature to 325° F. | 4. Grind almonds into a fine meal in a bowl or food processor. | 5. Add the eggs, ricotta, sugar, orange zest, orange liquor, vanilla and nutmeg. Process until well mixed, smooth, and fluffy. | 6. Butter a 9 or 10 inch quiche dish or a glass or ceramic pie plate (you could also use a a tart pan with a removable bottom). | 7. Pour the batter into the dish, filling almost to the top of the pan. Transfer to the oven and bake for 1 hour. The tart will puff up while baking. Remove and place on a rack to cool for 1 hour. Set aside and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. | 8. For the topping, peel the zest from the oranges and cut into long, very thin strips. Be careful to remove only the peel and not the white pith underneath. | 9. Combine the water and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over low heat, add orange zest and cook slowly for 1 hour. If syrup becomes too dry add a little more water. Turn off heat and add cinnamon stick. Set aside. | 10. Just before serving time, remove the candied orange zest from the syrup and shake off the excess syrup. Reserve syrup and set aside. | 11. Place 1 tablespoon of sugar on a piece of waxed paper. | 12. Place the zest on the sugar an toss well to coat with sugar. | 13. Place orange rind on the top of the tart and distribute evenly over the tart. | 14. To serve, cut the tart into wedges. Place on serving plates, top with a dollop of Creme Frauche, and drizzle a teaspoon of the reserved syrup on top. | 15. Garnish with mint leaves. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
almond	1 1/2	cups	blanched slivered	2890.68	0.0	0.0	327.0
egg	6			429.0	2.16	37.68	28.53
ricotta cheese	1 1/2	1/2	drained	647.28	11.3088	41.8872	48.2856
sugar	1/2	cup		402.99	100.79799999999999	0.0	0.0
orange zest	2		grated	-	-	-	-
orange liqueur	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
nutmeg	1/2	teaspoon	ground	5.775	0.5422	0.0642	0.3994
orange zest	3			-	-	-	-
water	1	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
sugar	1	cup		402.99	100.79799999999999	0.0	0.0
creme fraiche liquor	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
mint leaf				-	-	-	-

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