Mazarin Tart

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 egg yolk
• 8 ounces almond paste (3/4 cup)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 pastry:.
• 3 stir together sugar and flour, cut in butter in small pieces and rub with your fingers until evenly mixed, with a fork stir in egg yolk then compress mixture with your hands until it holds together.
• 4 use the pastry to line a 9" springform pan, pressing dough up sides about 1"
• 5 filling.
• 6 break almond paste into small pieces, put in mixer bowl, mix in sugar and flour until combined, add the eggs and egg one at a time blending smoothly, then mix in the almond extract.
• 7 pour the filling into your pastry lined pan, bake for 70 minutes (check at 60) or until top is golden brown ,.
• 8 let cool 5 minutes while you make the glaze.
• 9 glaze
• 10 blend powdered sugar smoothly with milk, spread over top of the tart.
• 11 when tart is cool remove the rim and serve. tart can be store for 2 days in an airtight container or freeze for longer storage.
• 12 note s.
• 13 for a little less sweetness, you can skip the glaze.
• 14 if making individual tarts bake for 30 minutes until richly browned on top.