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Honey-Walnut Pie

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 8 to 10

Ingredients

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
Pâte Sucrée Walnut Variation (page 651)
4 large eggs, lightly beaten, plus 1 lightly beaten egg for brushing
3/4 cup acacia or other mild honey
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest, plus 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups coarsely chopped walnuts
Fine sanding sugar, for sprinkling

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place a 9 1/8 × 1 3/8-inch tart ring on a baking sheet lined with parchment; set aside. On a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 disk of dough to 1/8 inch thick; cut into a 14-inch round. Fit into tart ring; trim overhang to 1/2 inch. Refrigerate while making filling.

    Step 2

    Whisk together 4 eggs, the honey, granulated sugar, butter, orange zest and juice, salt, and flour in a large bowl. Stir in walnuts. Pour into tart shell.

    Step 3

    On a lightly floured surface, roll out remaining disk of dough to 1/8 inch thick. Cut into an 11-inch round. Cut five slits for vents. Drape over filling. Trim overhang to 1 inch; fold over bottom crust. Press edges to seal; tuck into ring. Brush with remaining beaten egg, sprinkle with sanding sugar.

    Step 4

    Bake until a knife inserted in one of the vents comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Transfer sheet to a wire rack; let cool completely. Remove ring before serving. The pie can be stored, covered, overnight.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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