Use shop-bought pastry to make our straightforward bakewell tarts. Merely layer jam, frangipane and icing inside a shortcrust case for a nostalgic teatime deal with

• Preparation and cooking time
  • Prep:30 minutes
  • Prepare dinner:40 minutes
  • Plus chilling
• Straightforward
• Serves 12

• Vegetarian

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Elements

• 2 x 320g sheets of all butter shortcrust pastry

For the frangipane

• 120g butter, softened
• 120g golden caster sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp plain flour
• 110g floor almonds
• 90g cherry jam

For the icing

• 200g icing sugar
• 12 glacé cherries

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Methodology

• STEP 1

  Warmth the oven to 180C/160C fan/gasoline 4. Calmly butter a 12 gap muffin tin. Unroll the sheet of pastry and use a 10cm round pastry cutter to chop 12 circles out of the pastry sheet. Press the lower circles into the holes of the tin, ensuring they arrive proper up and barely excessive – pushing out any creases. Chill the pastry within the fridge for 20mins. Scrunch up 10cm x 10cm squares of baking paper after which un-scrunch and use to line every of the pastry tarts, then fill with baking beans, rice or dried pulses. Bake for 10 minutes, then take away the paper and beans and bake for 10 minutes longer, till golden brown. Put aside to chill a bit of.

• STEP 2

  Make the filling by beating collectively the butter and sugar till mild and fluffy, then whisk within the egg, adopted by the flour (the flour will stop the combination from splitting). Fold within the floor almonds. Spoon a degree tsp of cherry jam into every of the pastry shells, adopted by a tablespoon of the frangipane combination. Bake for 20 minutes, till the frangipane is golden and springy. Put aside to chill utterly. Neaten the sides of the pastry with a small knife or scissors in the event you like.

• STEP 3

  Combine the icing sugar with 2 tbsp water. Unfold the icing over every of the tarts, prime every with a glacé cherry, depart to set for 20 minutes, then serve with tea.