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Amarena cherry & almond tart

Name: Amarena cherry & almond tart
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: Makes 12 slices
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 125g butter; 125g golden caster sugar; 225g plain flour; ½ egg or 1 egg yolk; 125g butter at room temperature; 125g golden caster sugar; 3 medium eggs; 1 lemon zested; 125g finely ground almonds or almond flour; 120g Fabbri amarena cherries (see tip); icing sugar for dusting (optional)

Lina Stores

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Makes 12 slices

Easy

Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 50 mins

plus resting

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This sweet and sour cherry and almond tart from Lina Stores is the ultimate Italian treat. Serve up a slice as the perfect end to any meal

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Ingredients

Nutrition

Units:

MetricUS

125g butter
125g golden caster sugar
225g plain flour
½ egg

or 1 egg yolk

For the frangipane filling

125g butter

at room temperature
125g golden caster sugar
3 medium eggs
1 lemon

zested
125g finely ground almonds

or almond flour
120g Fabbri amarena cherries (see tip)
icing sugar

for dusting (optional)

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal401
fat25g
saturates12g
carbs37g
sugars23g
fibre1g
protein7g
salt0.4g

Method

step 1

Mix together the butter, sugar, flour, a pinch of salt and the egg in a food processor to make a dough, then wrap and leave to rest in the fridge for 30 mins. The dough should be cold but still easy to work with by the time you roll it out.
step 2

Meanwhile, make the frangipane filling. Melt the butter in a pan over a low heat, then set aside to cool slightly. Beat the sugar with the eggs and lemon zest in a bowl until creamy. Pour in the melted butter while continuing to beat, then add the ground almonds (or almond flour) and fold into the mixture. Heat oven to 175C/155C fan/gas 3½.
step 3

Line a buttered tart tin or ring mould (approximately 23cm) with the rolled-out pastry dough, then trim any overhanging edges. Spread the frangipane evenly into the tin and arrange the cherries on top with some of their syrup, so the top of the tart is covered in a thin layer.
step 4

Put the tart in the oven and bake for about 40-45 mins until golden brown, puffed and firm to the touch. Leave to cool on a rack. Dust with some icing sugar, if you like, before serving in slices.

RECIPE TIPS

AMARENA CHERRIES

Fabbri amarena are demi-glacé, dark red sour cherries that come in a sweet syrup. You can find them at some supermarkets, on ocado.com, nifeislife.com and souschef.co.uk and at Italian delis.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2019

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