NUT-TART & BANANA-BREAD

A Bunch of Nuts in a Tart

Standard Tart Dough
13 TBSP unsalted butter, cut into 13 pieces
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1 large egg yolk
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 TBSP heavy cream
DIRECTIONS
1. Let the butter sit at room temperature for 10-15 minutes.
2. Cream the butter and sugar together, until the sugar is no longer visible. Scrape down the sides of the bowl again. Add half the flour and beat until the dough becomes crumbly. Stop mixing, add the remaining flour and then cream, and beat until the dough forms a sticky mass.
3. I chose not to roll out the tart dough and just press it into the mold so I did not refrigerate mine. If you want to roll it out you are going to want to chill for at least 2 hours.
4. Bake at 375F for 10 minutes for a partial bake. They will continue to bake when filled.
Filling
1 cup heavy cream
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup granulated sugar
3 TBSP butter
3 cups assorted nuts
1/2 cup raisins(optional…I did not use)
6 partial baked tart shells
1. Combine the cream, honey, sugar, and butter in a small saucepan and bring just to a boil over medium heat. Simmer, stirring gently, for exactly 1 minute. Remove from the heat, add the nuts and raisins(if using), and stir to coat.
2. Divide the nut mixture evenly among the tart shells(recipe below), mounding it in the centers.
3. Bake for 20-25 minutes(I just had to assume at 375F), until the filling is caramelized and bubbling around the edges. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack. Remove tart from tart pan.

Graham Flour Banana Bread

1/3 cup shortening(don’t use butter…it isn’t the same in this recipe)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup graham flour
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
1 cup or more of chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350 F
In a large bowl cream together the shortening and sugars. Add the eggs and beat well. Sift together the flours, baking soda, salt, baking powder and add to creamed mixture. Stir until mixed. Stir in bananas and walnuts.
Pour into well greased(and lightly floured) pan. Bake for about 50 minutes or until done.