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     Title: Cranberry Curd Tart
Categories: Pastry, Nuts, Fruits, Desserts, Pies
     Yield: 8 Servings

MMMMM-----------------------HAZELNUT CRUST----------------------------
 1 1/4 c  Raw hazelnuts (180 g)
     1 c  Rice flour (125 g)
   1/4 ts Salt
   1/2 c  Sugar (112 g)
     6 tb Butter (100 g); softened,
          - more as necessary

MMMMM-----------------------CRANBERRY CURD----------------------------
    12 oz Cranberries (340 g)
     1 c  Sugar (225 g)
     1    Orange; peel (orange part
          - only) & juice (1/2 c)
     4 oz Butter (113 g); softened
     2 lg Eggs; plus:
     2    Egg yolks

 Make The Crust:

 Set oven @ 325 F/165 C. Put hazelnuts on a baking sheet and roast
 for 10 to 15 minutes, until skins darken and crack. Put roasted
 nuts in a clean towel and rub off skins. Discard skins and let nuts
 cool.

 In a food processor, grind nuts with half the rice flour until
 mixture resembles coarse corn meal. Add remaining rice flour and
 salt and pulse briefly.

 Cream sugar and butter in a mixing bowl with a wooden spoon for a
 minute or two until pale and thick. Add nut mixture and combine
 until dough comes together. If it seems crumbly, add 1 to 2 tb
 softened butter or a little cold water.

 Press dough evenly into a 10" tart pan; use half the dough for the
 sides and half for the bottom. Prick bottom with a fork and freeze
 for 30 minutes (or several days if desired).

 Increase oven to 350 F/175 C. Bake chilled tart shell about
 15 minutes until lightly brown. Cool.

 While the crust bakes and cools, make the cranberry curd:

 Put cranberries, sugar and orange juice and peel in a saucepan over
 medium heat. Simmer until cranberries have popped and softened,
 about 10 minutes. Transfer to a food mill or medium mesh sieve and
 press cooking liquid and solids into a bowl. (Alternatively, for
 the most vibrant color, puree the cooked cranberry and orange
 mixture with an immersion blender or in a food processor or
 blender. Press through a fine-mesh sieve.) Whisk the butter into
 the warm liquid.

 Put eggs and egg yolks into a bowl and beat lightly. Slowly whisk a
 cup of warm cranberry liquid into the eggs to temper, then combine
 both and whisk together. Wipe out pot if necessary, return liquid
 to pot and cook over low heat until nearly bubbling and thickened,
 about 10 minutes. If using immediately, let cool to room
 temperature. If working ahead, cool to room temperature, cover with
 plastic wrap (press wrap against curd) and refrigerate. (Curd may
 be cooked up to 1 day ahead.)

 Pour cooled cranberry curd into the cooled prebaked tart shell and
 smooth top with a spatula. Bake at 350 F for 10 minutes to set
 curd. Cool on a rack. Store at room temperature for up to 2 days.

 Recipe by David Tanis

 Recipe FROM: https://cooking.nytimes.com

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