Torta de palmito (hearts of palm pie)
Torta de palmito (hearts of palm pie)

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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook torta de palmito (hearts of palm pie) using 18 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Torta de palmito (hearts of palm pie):
  1. Take Pastry
  2. Prepare 210 g flour
  3. Take 1 egg yolk
  4. Get 70 g unsalted
  5. Prepare Pinch salt
  6. Make ready 1/3 teaspoon baking powder
  7. Make ready 45 ml cold water (approximately 5 TBSP)
  8. Get You can use shortcrut from the supermarket to save time
  9. Take Filling
  10. Take 3 medium tomatoes chopped
  11. Take 1 large onion chopped
  12. Get 3 garlic cloves finely chopped
  13. Make ready 2 tins hearts of palm, drained and cut into small slices, 2 cm
  14. Make ready 2 TBSP parsley chopped
  15. Make ready 1 TSP salt
  16. Make ready Pinch black pepper
  17. Take 1 TBSP flour to thicken
  18. Take You will need a tart tin with a removable bottom or side, 24 cm
Instructions to make Torta de palmito (hearts of palm pie):
  1. Pastry: In a bowl, mix the flour, salt, baking powder. Add the butter and mix it well with your fingers until it looks like breadcrumbs. Add the egg yolk and the water. Knead the dough until the ingredients are integrated. Leave it to rest for 30 minutes wrapped in cling film, in the fridge.
  2. Filling: In a pan, at medium heat, fry the onions until soft. Add the garlic to the onions and fry till light golden brown. Add the tomatoes, the salt and black pepper, and mix it well to release the juices.
  3. Once the tomatoes are soft, add the hearts of palm and the parsley, mix it well.
  4. Add one TBSP of plain flour and mix. At this point, you can break some of the hearts of palm, but leave most of them whole. Try it and adjust the salt to your taste, if necessary.
  5. Let it cool down, so it doesn't interact with the pastry.
  6. Take the pastry from the fridge and cut one third. Set aside for the top later.
  7. Stretch it with the rolling pin till around 2 mm thick. Dust some flour on it, roll it over the rolling pin, and carefully place it in the middle of the tin.
  8. Release the edge all around, letting it fall on the bottom, then lift the sides, making a wall. It should stick to the sides.
  9. Put the filling in, making it leveled. Cut de excess of pastry.
  10. Stretch de other part of the dough to make the cover. Place it on top, pinch it with the sides all around. Cut the excess and press and pinch to it off and close it properly.
  11. You can make palm trees as decoration with the left overs. Egg brush it all over.
  12. Bake it for 30 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius. And voilà! It can be eaten hot, cold and it can also be frozen for 6 months in a sealed container. Great to eat with salads. Enjoy!

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