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bakewell tart

Bakewell Tart

Mary Berry
Mary Berry's easy version of the classic frangipani tart.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine 🇬🇧 British
Servings 4
Calories 996 kcal
How Difficult Easy

Ingredients
 
 

For the shortcrust pastry

  • 175 g plain flour
  • 75 g chilled butter
  • 2-3 tbsp cold water

For the filling

  • 1 tbsp raspberry jam
  • 125 g butter
  • 125 g caster sugar
  • 125 g ground almonds
  • 1 free-range egg beaten
  • ½ tsp almond extract
  • 50 g flaked almonds

For the icing

  • 80 g icing sugar
  • tsp cold water

Instructions
 

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6 (180C fan).
  • 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.
  • For the filing, spread the base of the flan generously with raspberry jam.
  • 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.
  • Bake for about 35 minutes. If the almonds seem to be browning too quickly, cover the tart loosely with foil to prevent them burning.
  • Meanwhile, sift the icing sugar into a bowl. Stir in cold water and transfer to a piping bag.
  • Once you have removed the tart from the oven, pipe the icing over the top, giving an informal zig zag effect.

Nutrition

Calories: 996kcalCarbohydrates: 97gProtein: 16gFat: 64gSaturated Fat: 28gFiber: 6gSugar: 55g
Keyword British, cake, tart
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