Name: Cherry frangipane tart
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 200g plain flour; 25ml semolina (to give extra crunch); 100g unsalted butter diced; 1 tbsp caster sugar; 1 egg beaten; 140g golden caster sugar; 140g ground almonds; 140g butter melted; 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk; 2 tbsp kirsch or Armagnac; 500g cherries stones removed; 2 tbsp cherry conserve; crème fraîche optional, to serve

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Cherry frangipane tart

Cherry frangipane tart

Orlando Murrin

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Serves 6

Easy

Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 20 mins - 25 mins

Plus chilling

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The perfect summer dessert - fruity, sweet and delicious

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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For the pastry

200g plain flour
25ml semolina

(to give extra crunch)
100g unsalted butter

diced
1 tbsp caster sugar
1 egg

beaten

For the filling

140g golden caster sugar
140g ground almonds
140g butter

melted
1 egg

plus 1 egg yolk
2 tbsp kirsch or Armagnac
500g cherries

stones removed
2 tbsp cherry conserve
crème fraîche

optional, to serve

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal765
fat50g
saturates23g
carbs69g
sugars31g
fibre3g
protein12g
salt0.72g

low

Method

step 1

To make the pastry, process the flour (or flour and semolina, which gives it extra crunch) and butter, then add the sugar, followed by the beaten egg and just enough water (about 2 tbsp) to form a dough. Shape into a disc, wrap in cling film and leave to rest in the fridge for 20 mins.
step 2

Meanwhile, to make the filling, place the sugar, ground almonds, butter, egg and egg yolk in a bowl and mix to make a creamy paste. Stir in the kirsch or Armagnac. Chill for at least 20 mins.
step 3

Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Roll the pastry out onto a floured surface and use to line a 23cm loose-bottomed tart tin. Fill with lightly greased foil and baking beans and bake for 20-25 mins, removing foil after 15 mins, until golden. Spread the almond paste onto the base of the pastry and bake for 25 mins until golden and crisp. When the tart comes out of the oven, arrange the cherries on top in a single layer. Heat the cherry conserve with 1 tbsp water until smooth, then brush over the cherries. Leave to cool before removing from the tin. Cut into wedges to serve, adding a spoonful of crème fraîche if you like.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2005

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