Plum Almond Tartlets Recipe | Epicurious

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 2 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening (preferably trans-fat-free)
• 3 to 4 tablespoons ice water
• 2/3 pound small firm-ripe prune plums (9 or 10), quartered lengthwise and pitted
• 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 1/2 cup whole almonds with skinsv
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 stick unsalted butter, softened
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon Amaretto (optional)
• Confectioners sugar for dusting
• Equipment:6 (4- by 3/4-inch) round nonstick tartlet pans