Recipe: Breakfast Packets with Walnut Crust (filled with jam)

TASTY BREAKFAST PACKETS WITH WALNUT-Y CRUSTS

"Delicious, toasty crust envelopes your favorite jam in this highly gratifying, surprisingly easy take on homemade breakfast toaster tarts."



1 cup walnuts
1 to 1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons roasted walnut oil or grapeseed oil
1/2 cup delicious jam or preserves
2 tablespoons crunchy sugar (raw or turbinado)

Place the walnuts in a food processor (steel blade) along with the flour and salt. Buzz until the nuts are pulverized into the flour, and the result has the consistence of a coarse meal, like dry polenta.

Combine the buttermilk and oil in a measuring cup and whisk to blend. Keep the machine going as you pour in this mixture. In a matter of seconds, it will become a soft dough, clinging to the blade.

Carefully remove the dough from the machine, and form it into a ball with your hands. It should be quite soft, but not sticky. If it is at all sticky, lightly flour your hands. Divide the ball into 6 equal parts, forming each into a ball.

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Roll each ball into a 6-inch circle. Add a heaping tablespoon (or even a little more) of your favorite high-quality jam or preserves to half the circle, spreading it to within 1/2-inch of the edge. Leave the other half circle unfilled.

Fold over the unfilled half to cover the jam, crimping the edges completely closed with a fork. Lightly brush the top surface of each pastry with a little water (you can also just use your finger) then sprinkle the top with about 1 teaspoon crunchy sugar. Lay the finished pastries on an ungreased baking tray.

Bake for 10 minutes, or until golden on the bottom and puffy on top. Cool on a rack for at least 15 minutes before serving.

Makes 6 pastries (one per serving)

Nutritional Information - Per serving: Calories: 308, Total Fat: 16 g, Saturated Fat: 2 g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 11 g, Trans Fat: 0 g, Cholesterol: 1 mg, Sodium: 194 mg, Total Carbohydrate: 39 g, Dietary Fiber: 2 g, Protein: 6 g

VARIATIONS:
You can add some fresh fruit to the jam filling. A few slices of apple or banana, for example, or a couple of tablespoons of fresh or frozen, unsweetened berries. There is plenty of room inside the packets for this addition. Be creative!

Created by Mollie Katzen
Source: California Walnut Commission