In my recent Cranberries in Red Wine post I mentioned that I make a yummy Cranberry Linzer Tart with cranberry compote as the filling in place of the traditional raspberry preserves. Well, here’s the recipe.

Since the cranberries keep in the refrigerator for several weeks, I always make a double batch for Thanksgiving, intending to use the leftovers to make a Cranberry Linzer Tart for Christmas. My husband loves this stuff, so sometimes the leftovers don’t last long enough to bake a tart. It’s no big deal since it takes almost no effort to make another batch of cranberries.

Other than the cranberry filling this is a pretty traditional Linzer tart. Of course you could make the same dough and fill it with raspberry preserves for the traditional flavor.

Check out these step by step photos for rolling the dough and filling the Cranberry Linzer Tart:

Grind the hazelnuts with the dry ingredients

If the dough crumbles just smush it back together.

Use an offset spatula to pick up the dough strips for the top

You can weave the strips on top if you like, or just lay them out in a criss-cross pattern

With the filling made ahead the tart comes together fairly quickly. The hazelnut dough can be just a bit tricky because it’s very tender. I prefer to roll it out to line the pan, but the dough will break up a bit as you transfer it. I think rolling the dough is a bit faster, but you can spread the dough into the pan using a small spatula or your hands if you find the rolling too fussy. The dough for the top will need to be rolled to cut the lattice strips. Carefully lift the lattice strips one at a time and they should hold together well enough to get them on the dough. Any breakage can be pieced together and won’t be noticeable once it baked.

A sprinkle of powdered sugar is all the decoration you need.

Cranberry Linzer Tart

Yield: 12" tart

Prep Time: 45 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes

A traditional Linzer Tart with hazelnut crust is given a twist with the Cranberries in Red Wine filling.

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Ingredients

• 1 Recipe Cranberry Filling, made ahead and refrigerated until set.

Hazelnut Crust

• 1 1/2 cups (6.75 oz, 191 g) hazelnuts or hazelnut flour
• 1 cup (8 oz, 226g) granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 8 oz (2 sticks, 226g) unsalted butter, cut into 1" chunks and chilled
• 2 cups (10 oz, 283g) all purpose flour
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F

Make the dough

1. Combine the hazelnuts and 1/2 cup flour in a food processor. Pulse until there are no chunks and the nuts are finely ground. Add the sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon and pulse to combine. Add the butter and pulse until the pieces of butter are no larger than a pea. Add the flour and pulse until the mixture looks like wet sand. Add the yolks and vanilla and process until the mixture begins to form a ball.
2. Dump the dough onto a floured surface and knead until the ingredients are completely combined. Divide the dough into 2 unequal portions (2/3 & 1/3). Wrap each piece of dough and refrigerate for several hours until firm.

Assemble the tart

1. Roll the larger portion of dough to fit a 12" tart pan with a removable bottom. Piece together any bits that crack off as you transfer the dough to the pan. Alternately, skip rolling and use a small spatula or your hands to push the dough evenly into the pan.
2. Spoon the cranberry filling into the lined tart shell. Roll the remaining portion of dough to a 12" round. Cut the round into 1" strips. Use a small offset spatula to lift the strips onto the cranberry filling. Arrange the strips in a lattice pattern and press in place to stick to the edges of the pan. Use a small knife to trim the edge of the tart flush with the pan. Bake until the dough is golden brown and set in the center, about 40-45 minutes. Cool completely before removing the pan rim. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving

Notes

The tart will keep up to a week at room temperature or can be frozen for up to a month.

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