Almond and raspberry Bakewell tart
Shortcrust pastry with raspberry jam, almond filling and a drizzle of icing.
Active time35 min
Cooking1 h
Total3 h 30 minResting : 2 h
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Ingredients
- 100 g lightly salted butter
- 70 g cold unsalted butter
- 3 medium eggs
- 50 g flaked almonds
- 3 tbsp raspberry jam
- 40 ml cold water
- 1 tsp food-grade almond extract
- 135 g plain wheat flour
- 50 g ground almonds
- 1 g fine salt
- 100 g caster sugar
- 90 g icing sugar
Preparation
Separate 1 egg and keep the yolk. Reserve the other whole eggs for the filling. Mix 125 g flour with the salt and 10 g icing sugar. Rub in the diced cold unsalted butter until sandy. Add the beaten yolk and 30 ml cold water and bring together without overworking. Flatten, cover and chill for 30 minutes.
70 g cold unsalted butter3 medium eggs40 ml cold water135 g plain wheat flour1 g fine salt90 g icing sugar- bowl
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Heat a fan oven to 180 °C. Dust the work surface with the reserved 10 g flour. Roll out the pastry and line a 20 cm tart tin. Cover with baking paper and baking beans. Bake for 15 minutes, remove the weights and paper and bake for about 10 minutes more until dry and lightly golden.
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Let the butter soften. Beat the softened lightly salted butter with the caster sugar. Mix in the ground almonds, almond extract and reserved whole eggs. Spread jam over the baked case and cover with the filling. Scatter over the flaked almonds. Bake for about 30 minutes until firm and golden in the centre. Cool in the tin for about 60 minutes.
100 g lightly salted butter50 g flaked almonds3 tbsp raspberry jam1 tsp food-grade almond extract50 g ground almonds100 g caster sugar- bowl
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Mix the reserved 80 g icing sugar and 10 ml water to make a fluid icing. Drizzle over the cold tart and set for about 20 minutes.
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Allergens
- Eggs
- Gluten
- Milk
- Tree nuts
Sources and credits
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