Ingredients
For the Crust:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour - sifted
- 4 oz. (1/2 cup unsalted butter)
- 2 tbs. powdered sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 egg
For the Filling:
- 4 oz. (1/2 cup unsalted butter) cubed
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 eggs - beaten
- 6 oz. honey
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tsp. lemon zest
- 4 oz. pine nuts
- 4 oz. walnuts - chopped
- Powdered sugar - for dusting
Instructions
For the Crust:
- Preheat Oven 350 degrees F.
- Place sifted flour in a bowl and add the butter.
- Work the flour and butter with your clean fingers into bread crumb like pieces.
- Add the powdered sugar to the bowl, the egg and one to two tbs. of cold water.
- Work to a firm dough that does not stick to the sides of the bowl.
- On a floured surface, roll out the dough to ¼ inch thickness and place in a buttered tart tin.
- Gently, prick the base of the dough with a fork.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
For the Filling:
- Cream together the butter and the sugar to a light mixture; adding the eggs one by one.
- Gently heat the honey until loose and runny; add the butter and the lemon juice to the honey.
- Add the nuts and the salt and stir.
- Pour this mixture into the pastry.
- Bake for 40 – 45 minutes or until a beautiful golden color is achieved.
- Let cool slightly and dust generously with powdered sugar.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8 slices