I was flipping through our Einkorn cook book recently looking for a breakfast item and settled on making this tart for the first time. The combination of wheat flour, nut flour, chopped nuts and cornmeal give this tart a well rounded flavor and a hearty texture. In the description, she mentions that this tart comes together easily, relying more on ingredients rather than technique. If you enjoy a lightly sweet, crumbly something to go with your hot coffee or chocolate, this might be the perfect thing!
A couple of notes about this recipe…
Since this was going to be made for breakfast and not dessert, I cut the sweetener in half.
Instead of using sugar, I used maple syrup and eliminated the sour cream so their wouldn’t be too much liquid.
I didn’t have almonds on hand so I substituted them for pecans which are a great match with the maple syrup.
Because it isn’t overly sweet, it goes well with a fruit sauce, an extra drizzle of maple syrup or a hot drink!
I adapted this recipe from Carla Bartolucci’s Einkorn cook book. This is such a great resource for cooking with Einkorn! We use her recipes from front to back and have loved every one of them.
1 c. (120 grams) All-purpose Einkorn Flour
1 c. (96 grams) Whole Grain Einkorn Flour
1 c. (112 grams) Almond Flour
1 c. (115 grams) Fine Cornmeal
1 c. (95 grams) coarsely ground toasted Pecans
1/2 c. Maple Syrup
1 tsp. Sea Salt
10 Tbs. cold Butter, cut into cubes
2 Egg Yolks
Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease 11inch tart pan. In a large bowl, combine all flours, cornmeal, chopped pecans and salt. Cut in butter, using a pastry blender or your hands until you get a very sandy mixture. Beat egg yolks slightly with a fork, add to flour mixture then add maple syrup. With a heavy spatula, mix your dough gently until it clumps together and there is no more dry flour. Press the dough into your tart pan, leaving the indentations of your fingers. Bake 45-50 minutes until the tart is deep golden brown. Let cool slightly, then invert onto a rack to finish cooling. Break or pull apart pieces to enjoy!
