Cherry and almond tartlets
These indulgent tartlets, packed with cherry preserve and light almonds, have far fewer calories than shop-bought versions.
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Makes: 12
Ingredients
Sue's tip: 'Pack cold tartlets, before dusting with icing sugar, into a suitable container; freeze for up to 1 month. Defrost for a few hours before dusting with icing sugar. They can be warmed slightly before serving.'
- 1 level tbsp seedless raspberry jam
- 30g (1oz) butter, softened
- 30g (1oz) caster sugar
- 30g (1oz) ground almonds
- 1 medium egg yolk
- Few drops of almond extract
- 12 level tbsp flaked almonds
- Icing sugar, for dusting
- 7cm (2¾in) fluted cutter
- 12hole bun tray
Method
- Set the oven to gas mark 6 or 200°C.
- Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface. Using cutter, cut pastry to line bun-tray holes, re-rolling pastry as necessary.
- Mix the jam in a small bowl until it's runny, and then place a very small amount in the base of each pastry case, smearing it out to cover the base.
- Beat the butter so it's really soft, then add sugar, ground almonds, egg yolk and almond extract. Beat until smooth, then divide mixture between pastry cases, spreading it out slightly. Sprinkle flaked almonds on top.
- Bake tartlets in the centre of the oven for 10 mins, then reduce oven temperature to gas mark 2 or 150°C, and cook for a further 10-15 mins, or until they are a light-golden colour.
- Remove the tartlets from the oven and transfer them to a wire rack to cool. Dust with icing sugar just before serving.
Nutritional information is for the maximum number of servings and does not include the 'To serve' suggestion
By Sue McMahon, assisted by Iris Harvey. Photos: Simon Pask
Nutritional information per portion
- Calories 140(kcal)
- Fat 9.0g
- Saturates 3.0g
This nutritional information is only a guide and is based on 2,000 calories per day. For more information on eating a healthy diet, please visit the Food Standards Agency website.
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
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Wendy Blackham, posted 3 months ago
Am i being silly but where are the cherries?
