Congress Tarts Recipe |
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You will need..... 4 oz. plain flour pitch salt 1 oz. margarine cold water to mix Preparation Time For the filling 20 minutes 2 oz. butter or margarine 2 oz. castor sugar 1 egg, lightly beaten Cooking Time 1 oz. ground almonds 30 minutes 1 oz. self-raising flour, sieved
few drops almond essence
Oven setting
few drops vanilla essence
350ºF; Gas Mark 4 2
tablespoons jam Sieve flour
and salt together. Add the fat cut into small pieces. Rub in with the
fingertips until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add a little water
and mix with a palette knife until mixture holds together but is not
sticky. Knead well. Roll out thinly on a lightly floured board and cut
into 3 inch circles with a pastry cutter. Line two bun trays with the
pastry. Cream the
butter and sugar together, add the egg and beat well. Add the remaining
ingredients for the filling and mix to a soft consistency. Put a little
jam in each tart and a teaspoonful of filling. Bake in a moderate oven
for 30 minutes. Cool on a wire tray.
Quick Tip
Adding
a pastry decoration: roll out pastry trimmings, cut in narrow strips
1/4 inch wide and 2 inches long. Lay two strips criss-cross on top of
each tart before baking.
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