Apricot Goat Cheese Tart with Almond Cookie Crust | culture: the word on cheese

Ingredients

• ⅔ cup toasted sliced almonds
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 stick (8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter,)
• cut into small cubes
• 1 large egg
• ¼ teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups dried apricots
• 1 cup water
• 10 ounces fresh goat cheese (chèvre, room temperature)
• 8 ounces Neufchâtel-style cream cheese (room temperature)
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• ¼ cup heavy cream