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Apricot & pistachio frangipane tart

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Apricot & pistachio frangipane tart

Name: Apricot & pistachio frangipane tart
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 175g plain flour; 50g ground almonds; 125g chilled unsalted butter cut into cubes; 1 egg yolk; 50g golden caster sugar; 150g golden caster sugar; 180g unsalted butter softened; 2 eggs (1 whole, 1 yolk); 50g whole almonds coarsely ground; 150g pistachios coarsely ground; 4 apricots halved and stoned (take off the skin if you prefer); 1 tbsp pistachio roughly chopped

Rosie Birkett

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Serves 8 - 10

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Prep: 40 mins

Cook: 45 mins

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Take frangipane to another level with the distinctive taste - and colour - of pistachios that match well with sweet apricots in a truly crowd-pleasing tart

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Ingredients

Nutrition

Units:

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For the pastry

175g plain flour
50g ground almonds
125g chilled unsalted butter

cut into cubes
1 egg yolk
50g golden caster sugar

For the frangipane

150g golden caster sugar
180g unsalted butter

softened
2 eggs

(1 whole, 1 yolk)
50g whole almonds

coarsely ground
150g pistachios

coarsely ground
4 apricots

halved and stoned (take off the skin if you prefer)
1 tbsp pistachio

roughly chopped

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal555
fat40g
saturates18g
carbs38g
sugars23g
fibre3g
protein9g
salt0g

Method

step 1

First, make the pastry. Sieve the flour, ground almonds and a pinch of salt into a large bowl. Add the butter and lightly rub in until you have no large lumps. Make a well in the centre, mix the egg yolk and sugar together until the sugar is dissolved, then pour into the well. Stir until the liquid is well combined and you have a smooth, very soft pastry. Wrap in baking parchment and rest in the fridge for 1 hr.
step 2

Roll the pastry between two sheets of baking parchment, then line a deep 23cm fluted tart tin with the pastry – you will need to work quite quickly when it comes up to room temperature. Don’t worry if it tears or breaks, just patch it up – it will knit together again when it bakes. Return the pastry case to the fridge while you make the filling. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
step 3

To make the frangipane, beat together the sugar and butter until fluffy, then add the egg, egg yolk and ground nuts. Fill the tart case with the frangipane and top with the apricots. Press them into the frangipane and sprinkle with the chopped pistachios. Bake in the oven for 40-50 mins until the pastry is crisp and golden and the frangipane is puffed and coloured.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2017

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