The walnut shortcrust tart with jam is a simple, rustic, and delicious baked dessert. Filled with jam or preserves like the most classic tarts, it stands out due to its base made of a very crumbly and buttery walnut shortcrust shell. Additionally, to make it a perfect dessert for winter and Christmas, we decided to decorate it with many snowflakes, making this tart not only delicious but also visually stunning and beautiful with minimal effort. Indeed, simple snowflake cookie cutters of different sizes will help create many flakes to decorate our tart.
The preparation is very simple: first, prepare the walnut shortcrust by simply mixing all the ingredients in the food processor until a homogeneous dough is obtained. Roll out three-quarters of the dough with a rolling pin and line a pre-buttered and floured tart pan. Fill generously with jam or preserves and decorate the tart with many snowflake-shaped cookies. Bake the tart in a preheated oven at 356°F for about 40 minutes.
This walnut shortcrust tart with jam is ideal for breakfast and snacks every day. However, it is so beautiful that it becomes perfect to serve as a dessert for festive days!
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Very affordable
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 8
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients to Make Walnut Shortcrust Tart with Jam
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 9 tbsp butter
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- lemon zest
- ground cinnamon
- 1 3/4 cups strawberry jam
Tools to Make Walnut Shortcrust Tart with Jam
- 1 Food processor
- 1 Rolling pin
- 1 Tart pan
- 3 Cookie cutters
- 1 Oven
Steps to Make Walnut Shortcrust Tart with Jam
Prepare the walnut shortcrust tart with jam by first making the walnut shortcrust as indicated here.
After an hour of rest in the fridge, take the walnut shortcrust, quickly work it with your hands, and roll out about three-quarters on a floured work surface.
Line the bottom and edges of a 9-inch removable-bottom tart pan, previously buttered and floured, with the walnut shortcrust.
Spread the strawberry jam evenly in the shortcrust shell.
With the remaining dough, create many snowflakes using the appropriate snowflake-shaped cookie cutters and place them on the jam.
Place the tart in the fridge while preheating the oven to 356°F.
Bake the tart for about 40 minutes or until golden brown, then remove from the oven and let it cool completely before removing it from the pan.
At this point, the walnut shortcrust tart with jam is ready to be served.
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You can store the tart for up to a week.
You can decorate the tart using other shapes like stars or hearts, or in the classic way by placing strips on the tart.
We used strawberry jam, but you can use any preserves you prefer, such as raspberry, mixed berries, apricot, apple, pear, or even orange.
Alternatively to jam, you can use spreadable creams like Nutella or pistachio or almond paste.
