Recipes
Nut Piecrust
Nut Piecrust
Serves 12
3 cups walnuts (about 12 ounces)
1 cup almonds
1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted then cooled
Preheat oven to 350oF. Finely chop all nuts with sugar in processor. Add butter and blend until well combined. Press mixture firmly onto sides and then bottom of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides. Place crust in freezer 10 minutes. Bake crust until light brown, about 20 minutes. Transfer to rack, cool completely.