Festive Caramel Nut Tart

Place the flour, icing sugar and cold butter in a food processor and process until combined. Add egg and process until just combined. Turn out onto a floured bench and knead gently into a soft dough. Wrap the pastry in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 mins.

Lightly grease a 23 cm round loose-base flan tin. Roll pastry out on a lightly floured surface (or between 2 sheets of baking paper) until large enough to line the tin, about 3 mm thick. Use a rolling pin to lift the pastry into the tin; press into side.

Trim the edge and prick the pastry with a fork over the base. Refrigerate for 30 mins.

Preheat oven to 200 C (180 C fan-forced). Line pastry with baking paper and cover with uncooked rice or beans (or pastry weights) to weigh the paper down; place tin on an oven tray. Bake for 15 mins, then remove the paper and weights, and bake for a further 10 mins or until browned lightly. Cool.

Meanwhile, place the nuts and sesame seeds on an oven tray. Roast in oven for about 8 mins or until fragrant and browned lightly. Reserve ⅓ cup of nuts and seeds for decoration.

Combine the condensed milk, butter and golden syrup in a medium saucepan; stir over a medium heat until boiling. Stirring constantly, cook over medium heat for about 10 mins or until mixture is thick and a caramel colour.

Working quickly, combine the hot caramel, remaining warm nuts and seeds in pan; spread mixture into the pastry shell. Decorate top of tart with reserved nuts and seeds.

To serve, cut with a sharp knife heated with hot water and cleaned after each cut.