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Fresh Fig Tart with Amaretti Crust
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Fresh Fig Tart with Amaretti Crust

12 ingredients Serves 8. openrecipes
Fresh Fig Tart with Amaretti Crust

In this recipe, crushed amaretti cookies bring their almond essence as well as a crispness to a simple press-in tart dough, and aniseed adds hints of licorice. The filling showcases plump, honeyed figs flavored with orange liqueur and fragrant orange zest.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

793
Calories
16g
Protein
19g
Fat
142g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Dried Fig 1 medium (50g) 37
Fig 1 medium (50g) 37
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 dried figs, preferably sulfite free, chopped
  • 3 Tbs. Grand Marnier
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more as needed
  • 3/4 cup whole amaretti cookies
  • 1 tsp. aniseed
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 7 Tbs. cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 4 to 5 Tbs. ice water
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/3 cup plus 1 Tbs. sugar
  • 1 tsp. finely grated orange zest
  • 1/2 lb. fresh black Mission figs (about 8 figs), cut lengthwise into quarters

Directions

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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