Apricot frangipane tart

Prep
10m
Cook
50m
serves
8
Apricot frangipane tart
Apricot frangipane tart

Cherie Hausler farewells the last of the summer apricots from her garden with a golden frangipane tart.

Ingredients (12)

  • 275g caster sugar
  • 8-10 apricots, halved, stones removed
  • 70g unsalted butter, chopped
  • 1/3 cup (50g) plain flour
  • 150g almond meal
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup (80g) apricot jam
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) amaretto liqueur

Pastry

  • 1 1/2 cups (225g) plain flour
  • 1/3 cup (50g) pure icing sugar
  • 125g unsalted butter, chopped, chilled
  • 1 egg yolk

Method

  • 1.
    For the pastry, pulse flour and sugar in a food processor until combined. Add butter and whiz until fine crumbs. Add yolk and 2 tbs iced water and whiz until mixture comes together in a ball. Enclose in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes. Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface, then use it to line a greased 25cm loosebottomed tart pan. Chill for 30 minutes.
  • 2.
    Preheat oven to 190°C. Line pastry with baking paper and pastry weights and bake for 10 minutes. Remove paper and weights and bake for a further 5 minutes or until dry. Set aside to cool completely.
  • 3.
    Place 200g sugar and 300ml water in a deep frypan over low heat. Stir to dissolve sugar. Add apricot, cut-side down, and poach for 4 minutes. Remove fruit from pan and pat dry with paper towel. Cool.
  • 4.
    Whiz butter, flour, meal, eggs and remaining 1/3 cup (75g) sugar in a food processor until combined. Spread in tart case and arrange fruit, cut-side down, on top. Bake for 30-35 minutes until golden.
  • 5.
    Meanwhile, place jam and amaretto in a pan over low heat, stirring until melted. Brush tart with glaze, then serve.
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