Apricot and Almond Tart
- 250 g flour
- 2 tablespoons icing sugar
- 115 g butter, chilled and chopped
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 200 g dried apricots
- 100 ml brandy or 100 ml grappa
- icing sugar, to dust
- cream, to serve
- 180 g butter
- 34 cup caster sugar
- 2 cups sliced almonds
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon flour
- PASTRY:.
- Sift the flour.
- Add the butter and rub it into the flour using your fingertips.
- Add the sugar and egg.
- Knead and gather the dough together, press the dough into a ball and wrap it in a plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate 15 minutes.
- Grease 25 cm metal tart tin.
- Roll the pastry and line the tin.
- Refrigerate 15 minute Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Reduce the oven to 350F.
- Cook the dried apricots and brandy over low heat for 5 minute Leave to cool.
- to make the almond filling, in a food processor cream the butter and sugar.
- Add the almonds, eggs, vanilla and flour.
- Do not over beat.
- Spoon the filling in the pastry shell and place the apricots.
- bake for 30- 40 minute or until it is set.
- Cool and sprinkle with icing sugar.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/apricot-and-almond-tart-202288 (may not work)