Name: Rich almond tart with red berry compote
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: Serves 10–12
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthways; 3 tablespoons golden caster (superfine) sugar; 2–4 teaspoons iced water; 60 g (2¼ oz) icing (confectioners’) sugar; 250 g (9 oz) unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons plain (all-purpose) flour; 225 g (8 oz) plain (all-purpose) flour, plus a little extra for dusting; 1 egg yolk; 275 g (9¾ oz) golden caster (superfine) sugar; ½ teaspoon salt; 250 g (9 oz) blanched almonds; 4 eggs; 125 g (4½ oz) butter, diced; 300 g (10½ oz) seasonal berries

Preparation info

Serves
10–12

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 40

Appears in

Vegetarian

By Alice Hart

Published 2018

About

If an almond tart isn’t deep and buttery with a burnished shell, it’s just not worth the effort or the calories. There will be no disappointments here with this divine tart, which delivers on every count.

Ingredients

225 g (8 oz) plain (all-purpose) flour, plus a little extra for dusting
125 g (

Method

Preheat the oven to 170°C (325°F/Gas 3). Pulse the flour, butter, salt and sugar in a food processor until the mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs. Add the egg yolk and 2 teaspoons of the ic

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