Strawberry bakewell tart plus#

Next add a thicker layer of batter on top of this and top with some chunkier pieces of the jam that you can then swirl in on top of the batter. Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a bowl until light and fluffy. Whisk egg and lemon zest together in a small bowl. Add a thin layer of batter on the bottom of each crust and then drizzle on a little strawberry jam. Whisk flour, ground almonds, and baking powder together in a medium bowl. Once you have made the batter, remove the crust from the freezer and spray the edges well with a pan release spray. In the meantime, make the batter for the almond cake, half a batch with make 2 tarts. Score the dough using a fork and place this back in the freezer to chill. Take the tart rim and lay over the dough and press down. Remove the pie crust from the freezer and roll out slightly. ½ recipe of almond cake (will make 2-10” tarts)Ģ cups strawberry jam (or jam of your choice) When you have guests to entertain, who wants to spend more time than you have to in the kitchen. The moral of the story is that you can create new and unique desserts with a few, good recipes without worrying and stressing too much about having to keep lots of other ingredients on hand. You can make your own short crust if you have a little more time, but I happened to have some frozen dough that I picked up at the store that worked equally well. Some versions of the tart uses a thin fondant to glaze the top, but a simple dusting of powdered sugar with some slightly whipped cream fits the bill just right if you don’t want to go to the extra effort.

It creates a deliciously tender tart that is hard to resist. Many recipes that I have come across use an almond cream, otherwise known as frangipane that includes ground almonds or almond flour in the recipe, but I have found that this very delicate cake batter that uses almond paste works equally well. If you have a store bought jam and want to use that, it’s perfectly fine too. Most commonly you will find raspberry or cherry jam used in the recipe, but in this case I had some strawberry jam leftover, so I used that…strawberry and almond is another exceptional flavor combination, so don’t hesitate to try it. This lovely little recipe is an English confection consisting of a shortcrust pastry with a layer of jam, then add your almond cake batter and top the whole thing with sliced almonds and baked until golden brown. I had a little batter leftover along with some homemade strawberry jam, so I decided to put together something most Americans may not have heard about, a dessert called a bakewell tart.

Strawberry bakewell tart plus#

I recently made an almond cake using an easy and versatile recipe that I have used in the past to make those delicious rainbow bars made famous in NYC. Ingredients For the jam 200g (7oz) raspberries 250 (9oz) jam sugar For the sweet shortcrust pastry 225g (8oz) plain flour, plus extra for dusting 150g (5oz) butter, chilled 25g (1oz) icing sugar 1.