Walnut Pie Recipe
Ingredients
| Plain flour | 175 Gram (For Pastry:) | |
| Salt - A pinch | ||
| Cold water - to mix | ||
| Lard - 40 grams, in small pieces | ||
| Butter or Margarine - 40 grams, in small pieces | ||
| Butter | 100 Gram (For Filling:) | |
| Soft brown sugar | 225 Gram (For Filling:) | |
| Egg yolks | 3 (For Filling:) | |
| Plain flour | 25 Gram (For Filling:) | |
| Vanilla essence | 1 Teaspoon (For Filling:) | |
| Evaporated milk - 1 tin | ||
| Walnuts | 100 Gram (For Filling:) | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Preheat oven to temperature of 400 degrees.
MAKING
2) In a large bowl, place the flour.
3) Into the flour, rub the fat till the mixture looks like fresh breadcrumbs.
4) Mix in just enough cold water to bind.
5) In a plastic bag, put the mixture and chill.
6) Roll out the shortcrust pastry, and with it, line a flat tin.
7) Chill the tin in the fridge.
8) In the meantime, cream together the sugar, butter and egg yolks till the mixture is light and fluffy.
9) Add the flour, vanilla essence and evaporated milk.
10) In a 20 cm. flan tin, put the walnuts and then pour over the prepared mixture.
11) Bake in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes.
12) Reduce the oven-€™s temperature to 275 degrees and bake for another 40 minutes, till the mixture has set.
SERVING
13) Transfer the Walnut Pie to a decorative serving platter and serve hot as a dessert or chill for sometimes and serve cold.
1) Preheat oven to temperature of 400 degrees.
MAKING
2) In a large bowl, place the flour.
3) Into the flour, rub the fat till the mixture looks like fresh breadcrumbs.
4) Mix in just enough cold water to bind.
5) In a plastic bag, put the mixture and chill.
6) Roll out the shortcrust pastry, and with it, line a flat tin.
7) Chill the tin in the fridge.
8) In the meantime, cream together the sugar, butter and egg yolks till the mixture is light and fluffy.
9) Add the flour, vanilla essence and evaporated milk.
10) In a 20 cm. flan tin, put the walnuts and then pour over the prepared mixture.
11) Bake in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes.
12) Reduce the oven-€™s temperature to 275 degrees and bake for another 40 minutes, till the mixture has set.
SERVING
13) Transfer the Walnut Pie to a decorative serving platter and serve hot as a dessert or chill for sometimes and serve cold.
Chef
