As part of the month of Gastronomy organized by Gironde Tourisme, the young pastry chef Mathieu Vidal (Sweet Valentine pastry, Langon) has specially created a tasty Christmas dessert for us: a caramel and pecan nut tartlet, easy to reproduce at home.
Recipe for 8 caramel and pecan nut tarts:
Ingredients for 8 persons :
- 650ml fresh cream (35% fat)
- 300g sugar
- 165g semi-salted butter
- 300g of pecan nuts
- 30g marzipan
- 1 large whole egg
- 275g of flour
Start by making your own sweet homemade dough:
-150g of butter
-105g of classic sugar
-30g marzipan
-1 large whole egg
-275g flour
Mix the butter and the sugar, then add the ground almonds, then the flour and the egg. Let the dough rest in the refrigerator for 1 hour (if not, do it the day before).
tips : For more taste, add some spices such as orange zest or vanilla pods in the sweet dough.
Next, make your crème caramel. For that it is necessary :
-500 ml of fresh cream (35% mg)
-200g of caramel: Even more delicious when homemade, for this:
-150g sugar
– 150ml fresh cream (35% mg)
- 15g of semi-salted butter
You must first cook the sugar with a trickle of water to obtain a caramel color. Then add the cream and butter. Mix until a homogeneous mixture is obtained and let cool. Your homemade caramel is done.
Now vigorously whip the 500 ml of fresh cream and the homemade caramel so that the crème caramel is consistent. Your crème caramel is ready.
Roast 300g of pecan nuts in 150cl of oil for 10 minutes in the oven to increase the flavor.
Roll out the dough and form circles with the cookie cutter.
Bake the tartlets for 15 minutes at 170°.
Garnish the tartlet with crème caramel with a flat spatula. Add the pecans.
To give volume to the pie you can use a piping bag to make a rosette and sprinkle with chocolate chips.
Hint: for more indulgence, dig a small hole and put a little salted butter caramel in it.
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