Lemon Tart with Macadamia Nut Crust

• Vegetarian

• Condiments

  • 2 cup Lemon curd|http://www.shugarysweets.com

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/4 cup All-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp Brown sugar, light
  • 1/4 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1/3 cup Vanilla sugar

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1/2 cup Macadamia nuts

• Dairy

  • 7 tbsp Butter, unsalted
  • 1 cup Heavy cream

Found on shugarysweets.com

Description

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup macadamia nuts
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 7 Tbsp unsalted butter, cold
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 2 cup [lemon curd|http://www.shugarysweets.com/2013/02/easy-homemade-lemon-curd]
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/3 cup vanilla sugar (or granulated sugar, if desired)

Directions

• In a food processor, pulse brown sugar, nuts and granulated sugar until finely crushed. Add flour and salt and pulse to combine. Add butter, one tablespoon at a time. Should form a sticky dough. Press dough into bottom of a 9inch tart pan. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 15-18 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely. When cooled, fill tart with lemon curd. For the whipped cream, beat heave cream with vanilla sugar on high for 2-3 minutes until soft peaks form. Pipe onto tart. ENJOY.