Gateaux Basque

Name: Gateaux Basque
Yield: 8 slices
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 250 g plain flour; 200 g caster sugar; 150 g unsalted butter; zest of one lemon; zest of one orange; 1 egg; 1/2 tsp almond extract; 1 tsp baking powder; 2 tbsp fruit preserves; 1 tsp icing sugar for decoration

Miles @tapster

Long time favourite recipe of mine. Goes well with afternoon tea

Miles @tapster

Long time favourite recipe of mine. Goes well with afternoon tea

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Ingredients

8 slices

250 gplain flour
200 gcaster sugar
150 gunsalted butter
zest of one lemon
zest of one orange
1egg
1/2 tspalmond extract
1 tspbaking powder
2 tbspfruit preserves
1 tspicing sugar for decoration

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Steps

1

Put the flour, sugar, butter, baking powder and zests and mix in a food processor until it becomes crumbly
2

Next, add the egg and almond extract and continue to gently mix until it becomes doughy
3

Split into 2 equal parts and put one in the fridge to chill
4

Press the remaining ball of dough evenly into a greased cake tin to form the base
5

Then spread your fruit preserves around the center. I used strawberry jam here
6

Retrieve the chilled ball of dough from the fridge and carefully roll out into a circle the will fit on top of your base. Add a bit of flour here to stop things sticking
7

Place the rolled dough on top of the base, then trim any leftovers and press the edges to seal
8

Put in the 200C oven for 15-20 mins or until browned
9

Allow to fully cool then sprinkle some icing sugar over the top and serve