Plum & Almond Tart.
12 People
Ingredients
Pastry
180g Ór Real Irish Butter
75g icing sugar
2 egg yolks
225g plain flour
Filling
100g soft Ór Real Irish Butter
150g sugar
100g amaretto biscuits
200g ground almonds
4 eggs
16 plums, approx., cut in half, stones removed, sliced.
Method
To make the pastry: In the processor, mix the butter, icing sugar and egg together. Add in the flour. Gather up the pastry and chill for an hour.
To make the filling: Also in the processor, mix the butter, sugar, biscuits, ground almonds and eggs.
Set the oven to Gas Mark 4, 180C (350F).
Roll out the pastry to line a 28cm diameter x 3cm deep tart tin. Chill for 10 minutes. Spread the filling mixture over the base. Place the plum slices on top and sprinkle with an extra tablesp. sugar. Bake for 45-50 minutes until completely set and nicely browned.
