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Christmas mince pie frangipane tart

This Christmas mince pie frangipane tart is really a large mince pie with an almond frangipane topping. 
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Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:40 minutes

Ingredients

Pastry:

  • 125 gm butter cold
  • 90 gms castor sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 250 gms plain flour

Frangipane:

  • 100 gms castor sugar
  • 100 gms butter
  • 100 gms almond flour finely ground almonds
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 3/4 cup fruit mince
  • a handful of flaked almonds

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180C/ 350F 

To make the pastry:

  • Whiz the butter and sugar in a food processor until combined. Add the egg and mix for 30 seconds. Add the flour and process briefly until the pastry comes together. Knead it briefly on a floured surface and then wrap it in cling/plastic and let it rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.

While it is resting make the frangipane mix.

  • Using an electric mixer cream the butter and sugar mixture and then add the egg and vanilla and mix to combine. Fold the almond flour in by hand.
  • Roll the chilled pastry out on a floured surface and line a 22cm loose bottom tart tin with it.  Line this with baking paper and fill with rice / dried beans / baking weights and bake blind for 10 minutes.  
  • Remove from the oven and removed the paper and the weights and then bake the pastry for a further 10 minutes.  
  • Spread the fruit mince over the bottom of the pastry and then top with the frangipane mix.  
  • Scatter over the flaked almonds and bake the tart for 20 minutes until golden.  If it starts turning too dark before the 20 minutes is up, place a loose piece of tin foil loosely over the tart to prevent over-browning.

Notes

The pastry tart can be made in advance.
Store in a sealed container.
Servings: 12 tart
Author: Sam Linsell