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

Post on Jul 19th 2008

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.

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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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