Crushed almonds and oats in a butter and egg white crust, mascarpone, egg yolk and orange blossom custard topped with lots of luscious fresh figs.
Course Pies
Cuisine Mediterranean Fusion
Keyword Almond Oat Crusted Fig Tart
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour15 minutesminutes
Servings 8servings
Equipment
1 Removable Bottom Tart Pan or 4 individual tart pans
Food processor or blender
Ingredients
1cupRaw Almonds crushed to a powder
2cupsRolled Oats crushed to a powder
4tbspUnsalted Butter softened
3Egg whites lightly whisked
2tbspSugar
1/4tspSalt
1tbspOrange zest
1cupMascarpone
3Egg yolks
1/3cupSugar
1/2tspOrange Blossom Water
10wholeFresh Figs sliced *notes
1tbspRaw coarse sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325.
In a food processor place the crushed almond, crushed oats, butter, egg whites, sugar, orange zest and salt. Whisk until the ingredients come together into a dough ball. If too sticky, add a bit more oat flour. Press the crust into one removable-bottom tart pan, or 4 mini tart pans. Crimp the edges.
In the food processor, whisk the mascarpone, egg yolks, sugar and orange blossom water together. Pour into the tart crust.
Place the sliced figs beautifully around the top of the custard. Sprinkle the coarse sugar sparingly across the top of the figs. This adds a beautiful caramelized finish.
Bake until the custard is firm in the center and crust is golden. This will vary, depending on the size and depth of the pan you use, about 45-minutes.
Cool and serve.
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Notes
In slicing the fresh figs, we want to expose the most of their inner beauty, so make slices from top to bottom.