Christmas Recipes: Cakes & Tarts. No.2 of 7 - Prune, Apple & Calvados Tart

Christmas recipe serves: 8
calories per serving: 685
preparation time: 30 minutes + chilling
cooking time: 50 minutes
Suitable for freezing


Christmas recipe ingredients:

white flour, plain 175 g (6 oz)
butter, 225 g (8oz)
caster sugar, 124 g (4 oz)
orange, grated rind and juice from 1
egg yolk, 1
prunes, no-soak pitted 225 g (8 oz)
eating apple, 1
calvados, 60 ml (4 tbsp)
almonds, ground 25 g (8 oz)
eggs, beaten 2
almonds, slivered or flaked 25 g (1 oz)
apricot jam, 125 g (4 oz)
Greek yogurt or fresh cream


Christmas recipe instructions:

1. Food process grated orange rind, caster sugar (25 g, 1 oz), chilled
diced butter (125 g, 4 oz). Continue until like breadcrumbs, then pour
into a bowl.

2. Blend mixed egg yolk and water (30 ml, 2 tbsp) into the mixture
from step 1 and form a ball. Cover and chill for about 30 minutes.

3. Pour grated apple and chopped prunes over the calvados. Mix the
remaing caster sugar, beaten eggs, ground almonds with the remaining
butter (melted).

4. Line a 9 inch tin (1.25 inch deep with loose base) with thin rolled
pastry . Bake until set.

5. Take the almond mixture from step 3 and add the prunes and apples.
Sprinkle with almonds and bake for 30 minutes at gas mark 5 (190
degrees centgrade, 375 F) or until a light brown color. Cool for about
20 minutes.

6.Sieve a mixture of melted jam and orange juice (15 ml, 1tbsp) and
brush over the top of the cooked tart. Serve cold or warm with fresh
cream or greek yogurt.

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