Plum Walnut Tart

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 cup ground walnuts
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 lbs plums, cut into sixths, about 4 cups
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar, more for a sweeter filling
• 2 tablespoons ground walnuts

Recipe

• 1 cream the butter and sugar.
• 2 add the egg, egg yolk, walnuts cinnamon and lemon rind and mix well.
• 3 sift the flour and baking powder together.
• 4 add to the eggs and mix to a smooth dough.
• 5 chill several hours or until firm.
• 6 butter and flour a 9 inch cake pan.
• 7 roll half of the dough into a circle and fit it into the bottom and sides of the pan.
• 8 mix the plums with the flour, sugar and walnuts and pour into the pastry lined pan.
• 9 roll out remaining dough and cut into 1/2 inch strips.
• 10 lay them over the top of the tart to make a lattice top.
• 11 trim edges.
• 12 bake in a preheated 350°f oven for 40-45 minutes until crust is brown.