Frangipane Tart

Name: Frangipane Tart
Yield: Serves 10
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 125 g/ 4½ oz caster sugar; 125 g/ 4½ oz plain flour; 60 g/ 2 oz ground almonds; 60 g/ 2 oz caster sugar; 60 g/ 2 oz butter; 1 large egg; 60 g/ 2 oz fresh white breadcrumbs; 1 large egg, plus 1 extra yolk; 100 g/ 3½ oz butter, cut into small dice; pinch of salt; grated zest of 1 small lemon; 3 drops of almond essence; 4 tbsp raspberry jam

Preparation info

Serves
10

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Daily Mail Modern British Cookbook

By Alastair Little and Richard Whittington

Published 1998

About

Frangipane is the pretty French word for almond paste, familiar to generations of Britons in Bakewell tart, of which this is a variation. The filling and the pastry are quick and easy to make if you have a food processor.

Ingredients

For the Pastry

125 g/ 4½ oz caster sugar
60 g/ 2

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert
Vegetarian
Baking

Method

First make the pastry: put the sugar, almonds and flour into a food processor and turn on at full speed for a few seconds. Add the butter dice and work again until just blended in. The mixture will resemble fine breadcrumbs.

Add the egg and extra yolk, the lemon zest, 2 teaspoons of water and