British · Dessert
Bakewell tart
Ingredients
- plain flour175g/6oz
- chilled butter75g/2½oz
- cold water2-3 tbsp
- raspberry jam1 tbsp
- butter125g/4½oz
- caster sugar125g/4½oz
- ground almonds125g/4½oz
- free-range egg, beaten1
- almond extract½ tsp
- flaked almonds50g/1¾oz
Original recipe serves about 4.
Method
- 1
To make the pastry, measure the flour into a bowl and rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the water, mixing to form a soft dough.
- 2
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface and use to line a 20cm/8in flan tin. Leave in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.
- 3
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6 (180C fan).
- 4
Line the pastry case with foil and fill with baking beans. Bake blind for about 15 minutes, then remove the beans and foil and cook for a further five minutes to dry out the base.
- 5
For the filing, spread the base of the flan generously with raspberry jam.
- 6
Melt the butter in a pan, take off the heat and then stir in the sugar. Add ground almonds, egg and almond extract. Pour into the flan tin and sprinkle over the flaked almonds.
- 7
Bake for about 35 minutes. If the almonds seem to be browning too quickly, cover the tart loosely with foil to prevent them burning.
Recipe source: TheMealDB