Name: Eyemouth Tart
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 250 g/9 oz raisins; 2 medium free-range eggs, beaten; 100 g/3½ oz dark muscovado sugar; 100 g/3½ oz butter, softened; 1 medium free-range egg, beaten; 75 g/2¾ oz walnuts, chopped; 75 g/2¾ oz desiccated coconut; 125 g/4½ oz butter, diced; 150 g/5½ oz plain flour, sifted; 75 g/2¾ oz ground almonds; 25 g/1 oz undyed glacé cherries, halved; 25 g/1 oz golden caster sugar

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Scottish Baking

By Sue Lawrence

Published 2016

About

Eyemouth is a fishing town on the south east coast of Scotland, famous for its wonderful seafood – and its tarts!

Ingredients

Pastry

150 g/5½ oz plain flour, sifted
75 g/2¾

Method

For the pastry, place the flour, almonds, butter and sugar in a food-processor with a pinch of salt. Process until it resembles breadcrumbs and add the egg, with a splash of cold water if necessary to bind. Process briefly, then bring the mixture together with your hands, wrap in clingfilm and chill for 1 hour.

Roll out the pastry to fit a shallow 23cm/9in tart tin. Prick the base all o