Cherry Frangipane Tart

  • Preparation Time : 30 minutes
  • Cook Time : 40 minutes
  • Serves : 6
  • Type : Dessert

When you’re looking to serve a home-made slice of something wonderful – without having lots of baking skills or experience to call upon – make this yummy fruit tart your go-to. Use a food processor to make the pastry and it’ll be easy as pie. Have a go. You won’t regret it.

Made with the 23cm Enamel Base Loose-Based Round Tart Tin and the Ceramic Baking Beans For Blind Baking Pastry – 700g.

Ingredients

  • For the pastry
  • 200g plain flour plus extra to dust
  • 100g unsalted butter cubed
  • 1 tbsp caster sugar 
  • 1 large free-range egg 
  • 2 tbsp water 
  • For the filling
  • 200g caster sugar 
  • 200g unsalted butter melted
  • 200g ground almonds 
  • 1 large free-range egg plus 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tbsp Kirsch liqueur 
  • 250g fresh cherries destoned

Method

  1. To make the pastry, combine the flour and butter in a food processor until clumps form. Add the sugar, beaten egg and 2 tablespoons of water then mix again until a rough dough starts to form.
  2. Using your hands, bring the dough together and shape into a thick, flattened disc. Wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge for 20 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, make the almond paste filling. In a large mixing bowl, add the sugar, butter, ground almonds, egg and egg yolk. Mix until a creamy paste forms. Stir in the kirsch and pop in the fridge to chill for 20 minutes.
  4. Preheat the oven to 190°C/Gas 5.
  5. On a lightly floured surfaced, roll out the pastry so that it’s a little larger than the tart tin. Carefully transfer the pastry to the tin, gently moulding it with your fingers so that it lines the sides and base.
  6. Cover the base with baking beans and bake for 20 minutes until golden. Carefully remove the baking beans, then spread the almond paste onto the base of the pastry. Gently press the cherries into the filling then return the tart to the oven and bake for 20 minutes until golden and crisp.
  7. Allow the tart to cool completely before removing from the tin. Transfer to a serving plate, slice and serve.

By | 8 July 2021