Raspberry & Almond Bakewell

We have had a serious dose of the "terrible twos" today and I was totally worn out by bedtime.  So I decided we were in need of a well earned treat and made a Raspberry & Almond Bakewell Tart.

Pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees

Pastry:

170g of Plain Flour

75g Butter

Mix the flour and butter together until it looks like breadcrumbs (I did mine in the magimix) then slowly pour in about 2-3 table spoons of cold water and mix until it forms a soft dough.  Roll it out and line a 23cm flan dish, then place in the fridge for 20-30mins

Filling:

170g Seedless Raspberry Jam

Two handfuls of frozen raspberries

110g Unsalted Butter

110g Caster Sugar

110g Ground Almonds

3 eggs + 1 egg yolk

1tsp Almond Essence

Spread the Jam on the base of the flan dish, carefully place the frozen raspberries on top of the jam.

Melt the butter in a saucepan, whilst you are waiting beat the caster sugar, ground almonds, eggs and almond essence in a bowl.  When the butter has melted pour it in to the mixture and beat it until it is smooth, (I used my Dualit handheld mixer) once its smooth pour it over the raspberries and the raspberry jam and place in the oven for 25mins, then add your blanced almonds and return to the oven for another 5 mins.