Baking Recipes - Frangipane Tartlets Recipe

Ingredients

Makes 10

• 1 quantity Short crust Pastry

• 50 g/2 oz butter

• 50 g/2 oz caster sugar

• 1 egg, beaten

• 1 tablespoon flour

• 50 g/2 oz ground almonds

• 2 drops of almond extract

• 25 g/1 oz flaked almonds

Glaze:

• 2 tablespoons apricot jam

• 2 tablespoon hot water

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Method:

1. Rollout the pastry thinly, cut into ten 7 cm/3 inch circles and use to line 10 deep patty tins. Chill for 15 minutes.

2. To make the glaze, beat together the jam and hot water. Sieve the mixture to make a smooth glaze.

3. To make the filling, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add the egg, then beat in the flour. Mix in the ground almonds and almond extract.

4. Spoon the filling mixture into a piping bag fitted with a 1 cm/1/2 inch plain nozzle and two-thirds fill the pastry cases. Sprinkle the tartlets with flaked almonds.

5. Bake in a preheated oven, 200°C (400°F), Gas Mark 6, for 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack then brush with the apricot glaze and leave to set.