Kuchen de nuez - Waltnut kuchen for my Mom

Really I was thinking to publish this recipe before Mother's Day, but simply I can't!
(I have  2 weeks with an earache and a cold that I'm not 100%)

But anyway I have  to make a recipe for my mom .
I know she loves I bake for her!
I was very touched when I  read  some friend'blogs  talking about their mothers, I know Im lucky still she is with us.

I love so much my Mom  . 
I learned to cook  and bake with her when I was about 10 years and we have supported each other in difficult times . She makes me laugh many times. 
And her life is not easy I know.
( For her is difficult walk and she miss that)
She loves tea time so  wanted a waltnut kuchen.
And long time since I did one!
And she  given me  waltnuts .  So I made....

I saw many recipes and finally chose one of my own Notebook of recipes that had never been done.
My mom loved it and I was happy she enjoy.. I did everything in Sunday  morning.
So   when I took the pictures was fresh out of the oven.
I hope you enjoy too if you try this recipe and hope you had a lovely Mother's Day!
A hug to everyone!

Ingredients
Crust

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup of sugar
2 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons butter
1 egg
1 yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Filling

1 1/2 cup of sugar
2 cups ground waltnuts
125 grams butter 
1/2 cup of heavy cream

Method

In a medium bowl mix flour sugar and baking powder, and then add butter, the egg and yolk, finally the vanilla extract.
Make a ball with dough.(without kneading)
Set aside by 10 minutes and pressed onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased tart pan with removable bottom.

Preheat oven to 180° c (350° F)
Bake for 10 minutes.



Make the waltnut filling

In a dry skillet brown  brown the sugar until are a little golden, add butter and stir well.
Then add the ground waltnuts and stir over low heat.
Add the heavy cream stirring and cook by a while.You will have a thicked cream.
Carefully empty the cream into the semi baked crust.
Bake again by 10 minutes more.
Cool completely on a wire rack.
Refrigerate for 30 minutes before cutting.



Im sharing this recipe with Joyce to Cook your books

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En español
Kuchen de nuez

Quería hacer esta receta antes del día de la madre pero me fue imposible (he estado muy enferma con dolor de oídos y resfriado) 
Pero finalmente la hice el mismo dia de la madre para llevarselo a mi mamá.
Ella quería un Kuchen de nuez y encima me había regalado nueces.
Miré muchas recetas (he hecho otros kuchen de nuez antes) y encontré en mi cuaderno de recetas una que no había hecho.
Y fue deliciosa y maravillosa a mi mamá le encantó.


Ingredientes

1 1/2 taza de harina sin polvos de hornear
1/2 taza de azúcar
2 cucharaditas polvos de hornear
2 cucharadas de mantequilla
1 huevo
1 yema
1 cucharadita extracto de vainilla

relleno

2 tazas de nueces molidas
1 1/2 taza de azúcar
125 gramos de mantequilla
1/2 taza de crema espesa

Preparación

En un bol unir  el harina, azúcar, polvos de hornear, agregar mantequilla  el huevo y la yema finalmente el extracto de vainilla. Unir bien. Hacer una bola y reservar por unos diez minutos. No amasar.
Precalentar horno 180°c.
Despues extender esta masa en un molde de unos 22 o 24 cm de fondo removible y llevar a horno por 10 minutos.

relleno

En un sartén dorar el azúcar revolviendo y cuando esté dorada agregar la mantequilla, A continuación agregar las nueces molidas y la crema, siempre a fuego suave revolver la mezcla.Debe quedar de una consistencia espesa.
Vaciar esta crema sobre la masa de kuchen y llevar a horno nuevamente 10 minutos más (180°c)
Esperar que se enfrie completamente antes de cortar.
Se puede refrigerar antes unos 30 minutos .