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Plum & Almond Tart

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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 80m
  • Cook: 50m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • FOR PASTRY
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon water, approximately
  • FOR FILLING
  • 2 cans (16 1/2 ounce) plums (purple plums, drained)
  • 4 1/4 ounces ground almonds (1 cup ground)
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons lemon rind, grated
  • 1 large egg (lightly beaten)
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar (extra)
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Sift flour into bowl, cut in butter, add egg yolk and enough water to mix to a dry dough.

  • Step 2: Turn onto lightly floured surface, knead lightly until smooth, cover, refrigerate 30 minutes.

  • Step 3: Roll pastry large enough to line a 9-inch flan pan, refrigerate 30 minutes.

  • Step 4: Meanwhile halve and seed plums, drain on absorbent paper.

  • Step 5: Combine almonds, sugar, lemon rind and egg in bowl, mix to a paste.

  • Step 6: Combine extra sugar and cinnamon thoroughly.

  • Step 7: Spread almond mixture into pastry case, top with plums, dot with butter, sprinkle with sugar mixture.

  • Step 8: Bake in 375°F oven about 50 minutes or until golden brown.

  • Step 9: Dust with powdered sugar, serve warm or cold with shipped cream and sliced almonds.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Flan or tart pan

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