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Little fruit tarts with vanilla cream

Name: Little fruit tarts with vanilla cream
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 cup (150g) self-raising flour; 2 tablespoons almond meal; 1/2 cup caster sugar, plus 2 tablespoons to sprinkle; 1/3 cup (80ml) olive oil; 1/2 cup (125ml) milk; 1/2 cup (125ml) thick cream; 3 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; Thin slices of tropical fruit (such as mango, papaya, kiwifruit); 1/3 cup flaked almonds; 30g unsalted butter, diced; Icing sugar, to dust; 300ml thick cream; 1/4 cup icing sugar, sifted; 1/2 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped

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by Valli Little

delicious. team

Oct 03, 2015

Delicious tarts with baked-in fruit and almonds, dolloped with vanilla cream.

1 cup (150g) self-raising flour
2 tablespoons almond meal
1/2 cup caster sugar, plus 2 tablespoons to sprinkle
1/3 cup (80ml) olive oil
1/2 cup (125ml) milk
1/2 cup (125ml) thick cream
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Thin slices of tropical fruit (such as mango, papaya, kiwifruit)
1/3 cup flaked almonds
30g unsalted butter, diced
Icing sugar, to dust

Vanilla cream

300ml thick cream
1/4 cup icing sugar, sifted
1/2 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped

Method

1.

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease six 10cm fluted tart pans.
2.

Combine flour, almond meal, sugar and a pinch of salt. Whisk together oil, milk, cream, eggs and vanilla, then fold into dry ingredients until well combined. Divide between the tart pans and place fruit slices into the batter. Sprinkle with extra caster sugar and flaked almonds, dot with butter and bake for 20 minutes or until golden.
3.

To make vanilla cream, place cream, icing sugar and vanilla seeds in a bowl and beat until thick. Refrigerate until required.
4.

To serve, dust tarts with icing sugar and serve with vanilla cream.