Iced Bakewell tart

Name: Iced Bakewell tart
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: cuts 10 slices
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: For the rich pastry; 2 small egg yolks beaten; 175 g plain flour; Pinch salt; 60 g butter; 50 g vegetable fat. I used tbsp of oil; For the filling; 125 g butter melted; 125 g caster sugar; 125 g ground almonds; 2 large eggs beaten; Few drops almond essence; 2 tbsp seedless jam; For the icing; 125 g icing sugar; 6-8 tsp fresh lemon juice or squeeze jif; 25 g toasted flaked almonds. I used pine nuts

Dawnann68s @dawnann68s

I had some homemade redcurrant jam in the fridge that I had made, and having been in keto for a while I thought I'd give this a go.

Dawnann68s @dawnann68s

I had some homemade redcurrant jam in the fridge that I had made, and having been in keto for a while I thought I'd give this a go.

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Ingredients

30 minutes apr

cuts 10 slices

For the rich pastry
2small egg yolks beaten
175 gplain flour
Pinchsalt
60 gbutter
50 gvegetable fat. I used tbsp of oil
For the filling
125 gbutter melted
125 gcaster sugar
125 gground almonds
2large eggs beaten
Few drops almond essence
2 tbspseedless jam
For the icing
125 gicing sugar
6-8 tspfresh lemon juice or squeeze jif
25 gtoasted flaked almonds. I used pine nuts

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Steps

30 minutes apr

1

Pre heat the oven 200 c
2

Place flour and salt in a bowl, rub in the butter and oil or fat until it becomes breadcrumbs.
3

Add the eggs with sufficient water to make a soft, pliable dough.
Knead lightly on a floured board then chill in fridge for 30 minutes.
Roll out pastry and put in lined loose bottom flan tin.
4

Spread some jam on uncooked pastry.
5

For the filling. Mix together the melted butter, sugar, almonds and beaten eggs and add a few drops of almond essence. Then spoon the mixture on top of the jam.
6

Bake in oven for 30 minutes until firm or golden brown.
Allow to cool.
7

When the tart is cold make the icing by mixing together the icing and lemon juice until smooth.
8

Spread icing over flan and scatter almonds.