Barefoot Contessa's Plum Tart

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
• 12 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, diced (1 1/2 sticks)
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 lbs plums (firm, ripe italian prune plums, pitted and quartered lengthwise)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 combine the flour, walnuts, and sugar in a large bowl.
• 3 add the butter and the egg yolk.
• 4 mix, either by hand or with an electric mixer, until crumbly.
• 5 press 1 1/2 cups of the crumb mixture in an even layer into the bottom of a 9 1/2-inch springform or tart pan.
• 6 arrange the plums in the pan, skin side down, to form a flower pattern; begin at the outside and work your way inches
• 7 sprinkle the rest of the crumb mixture evenly over the plums.
• 8 bake the tart for 40 to 50 minutes, or until it's lightly browned and the plum juices are bubbling.
• 9 remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes.
• 10 remove from the pan and transfer the tart to a flat plate.
• 11 serve warm or at room temperature.
• 12 **cooling time is not included in cooking time.