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French Orange Tart

Delicious French Orange Tart Recipe: A Zesty Citrus Delight

This French Orange Tart is a zesty and delightful dessert that combines a flaky crust with a creamy orange filling, perfect for every occasion.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Chilling Time 2 hours
Total Time 3 hours
Servings: 8 slices
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Calories: 320
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Pastry Ingredients
  • 100 g Unsalted Butter very soft
  • 40 g Powdered Sugar or Confectioner's Sugar
  • 40 g Almond Meal
  • 200 g Plain / All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 Orange Zest optional
Filling Ingredients
  • 3 Large Oranges Juice and Zest (or 300 ml – 1 1/4 cup of Juice)
  • 60 g Caster Sugar or fine white sugar
  • 25 g Cornstarch
  • 115 g Unsalted Butter soft
  • 1 tsp Vegan Gelatin Powder optional

Equipment

  • Tart pan
  • Saucepan
  • whisk
  • Mixing Bowl

Method
 

Pastry Preparation
  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
  2. Cream softened butter with powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in one egg, followed by almond meal, flour, and salt until combined.
  3. Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes, then roll it out and fit it into a tart pan.
  4. Blind bake the crust for 15-20 minutes with weights, then remove weights and bake for another 5-10 minutes until golden.
Filling Preparation
  1. For the orange cream filling, whisk together fresh orange juice, zest, eggs, and caster sugar in a saucepan over medium heat until slightly thickened.
  2. Remove from heat and stir in softened butter.
  3. Pour the filling into the cooled crust and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 4gFat: 19g

Notes

Feel free to customize by adding zest from other citrus fruits or swapping out almond meal for different nut flours like hazelnut.

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