Serves: 5
Total Calories: 1,487

Crust:
2 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter
2 egg yolk, slightly beaten
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Filling:
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon grated orange rind
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups coarsely chopped walnuts
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon orange extract
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Apricot Cream:
1/4 pound dried apricot
1 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons grand marnier
1 cup whipping cream

Crust:
Combine flour and sugar; cut in butter with pastry blender or food processor. Work in egg yolks with fork or continue in food processor just until dough holds together. Press evenly over ungreased bottom and sides of 11 or 12-inch tart pan with fluted sides and removable bottom. Bake at 325° for 10 minutes; color will be pale. Use hot or cold.

Filling:
Combine cream, sugar, rind, and salt in large saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium; continue cooking for 5 minutes, stirring often. Remove from heat; stir in nuts and extracts. Pour into pastry shell and bake at 375° until lightly browned, about 35 minutes for a 12-inch tart and 40 minutes for an 11-inch tart. Cool in pan on wire rack until just warm to touch. Remove sides, not bottom, and cool to room temperature. May be made a day ahead. Serve in slender wedges topped with Apricot Cream or whipped cream. May also be served unadorned.

Apricot Cream:
Snip apricots into quarters. Simmer apricots in orange juice until very soft, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat; add sugar, and stir until dissolved. Cool to lukewarm; purée in blender or food processor adding Grand Marnier. Chill. Whip cream, then gently fold in apricot purée. Chill until ready to serve. Leftover Apricot Cream is delicious frozen.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 5
Total Calories: 1,487
Calories from Fat: 928

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