Christmas Baking Adventures - Mini Bakewell Tarts

Bakewell Tarts


Make the pastry as for the Lemon Curd Tarts

For the filling:

• 1 jar raspberry jam
• 3oz ground almonds
• 3oz caster sugar
• 1 tablespoon icing sugar
• 3oz butter
• 2 eggs

Method:

• Preheat oven to gas mark 6
• Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy
• Beat in the eggs, one at a time
• Stir in the ground almonds
• Roll out the pastry and cut into rounds. Grease a 12 hold cupcake tine with butter or spray
• Place a round into each hole and add half a teaspoon to jam to the bottom of each one
• Cover the jam with a teaspoon of the almond mixture
• Bake for 15-20 minutes then cool on a wire rack