Macadamia Nut Tart

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup cold butter
• 1/4 cup cold shortening
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons cold water, approx.
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
• 2 cups macadamia nuts
• 1 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
• 1 whole egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 make carmel-- place water and sugar in pot over med heat.
• 2 do not stir.
• 3 when a lite carmel colour and still bubbling, remove from heat, and add the cream.
• 4 place back on heat and still while it goes back to the syrup stage.
• 5 cook and stir until thickened slightly.
• 6 crust-- in processor or by hand blend in the butter and shortening with the flour and salt.
• 7 to the coarse meal add the cold water gradually, adding only what is needed to make a dough ball come together.
• 8 do not over mix.
• 9 let stand for 1/2 hour before rolling.
• 10 chill.
• 11 roll out and line a flan pan.
• 12 place in preheated oven 350 degrees and bake the crust for 9 minutes.
• 13 remove crust.
• 14 sprinkle nuts over bottom.
• 15 sprinkle the coconut over nuts.
• 16 pour the caramel over nuts and coconut, do not mix.
• 17 bake at 350 degrees f.
• 18 for 20- 25 minutes-- until set-- remove from oven and cool.
• 19 serve with whipped cream.