Dutch Almond Tart

Name: Dutch Almond Tart
Ingredients: Crust:; ½ cup (99gm) sugar; 8 tablespoons (113 gm) butter, softened; ¼ teaspoon salt; 5 ml (1 teaspoon) vanilla essence; ¼ teaspoon) almond essence; 1½ cup (177 gm) cake flour; ¾ cup (72 gm) almond flour; Filling:; 4 tablespoons (57gm) butter, softened; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 cup (198 gm) sugar; 2 tablespoons (14 gm) cake flour; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; ¼ teaspoon almond essence; 3 large eggs; 1¼ cup (120gm) almond flour; Glaze:; 1 cup (113gm) icing sugar; 2 tablespoons milk; glazed cherries for garnish

These almond tarts are such a treat and once you get going, quite easy to make. Give it a go.

Published 9 March 2023

Method

Preheat the oven to 180 ºC. Grease 8 mini loose bottom tart pans.
Make the crust. Beat together the butter, sugar, salt and essence.
Add the cake and almond flour and mix to make crumbs that cling together when squeezed.
Press the crumbs into the bottom and up the sides of the tart tins. Freeze the tart crusts for 15 minutes. Bake them for 15 minutes until starting to brown.
Make the filling. Beat the butter, salt, sugar and essence well together. Stir the flours into the wet mixture and combine well. Spoon the filling into the crusts.
Bake the tarts for 25 minutes until the tops are browned. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool in the pans.
Make the icing. Stir together the icing sugar and milk until smooth. Spread the glaze over the tarts and garnish with a glaze cherrie.