Limoncello plum tart
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep: -
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- Plus chilling & cooling time
- Easy
- Cuts into 12 slices
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Ingredients
- 500g ready-made shortcrust pastry
- zest and juice of 2 unwaxed lemons
- 4 tbsp double cream
- 100g pack ground almonds
- 5 eggs
- 100g butter, melted
- 8 tbsp limoncello liqueur
- 6 plums, stoned and cut into wedges
- 200g golden caster sugar
Method
- STEP 1
Roll out the pastry and use to line a loose-bottomed tart tin, 25cm diameter and about 3.5-4cm deep. Chill for at least half an hour.
- STEP 2
Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Line the pastry with greaseproof paper, fill with baking beans and bake blind for 15 mins. Remove beans and paper.
- STEP 3
Put the lemon zest and juice, cream, almonds, sugar, eggs and melted butter in a large bowl and whisk until smooth then stir in the limoncello.
- STEP 4
Put the plums in the pastry case then pour the custard mixture over. Bake for about 20-30 mins until the custard is just set. Allow to cool then dredge with icing sugar before serving.
