Scarlett and Tamsin Allen’s almond  ๐Ÿ˜‹  tart with berries:Today

This quick and delicious recipe can be adapted to make a larger tart, and topped with any fruit you like.

Ingredients

Makes 24 mini almond tartlets or 2 x 18cm tarts

110g butter

110g caster sugar

110g ground almond

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180’C/160โ€™Fan/350โ€™F/Gas mark 4.
  2. Place the butter in a bowl and beat until soft and light. Add in the sugar and the ground almonds and mix to combine.
  3. Place generous teaspoonful blobs of the mixture in each ‘cupโ€™ of a shallow bun tray (a mince pie tray), you should get 24 altogether so if itโ€™s a 12 hole tray then cook it in 2 batches.
  4. Or you could make 12 mini tartlets and 1 x 18cm tin.
  5. Bake in the preheat oven for 8-10 minutes until a rich golden brown then take out of the oven and leave to sit for 3 minutes, then remove each little tartlet base and cool on a wire rack.
  6. The larger tart will take 16-18 minutes to cook.
  7. After removing from the oven, allow to sit for 3 minutes then turn out onto a plate and allow to cool before decorating.
  8. Top with raspberries or sliced strawberries and whipped cream or whatever delicious fruit you have.

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