Bakewell Tart

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 200C/180C (fan)/Gas 6

Step 2

Unroll the pastry to line a 20-23cm flan case. Place baking or greaseproof paper on top, fill with baking beans and bake for 12-15 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 190C (170C fan assisted oven) Gas 5.

Step 3

Meanwhile combine the butter, sugar and almonds and then beat in the eggs and vanilla.

Step 4

Spread the base of the pastry case with jam and when the pastry is completely cool spread the almond mixture evenly over the jam and scatter over the flaked almonds.

Step 5

Bake in the oven for 25 minutes, until the filling is golden brown and set in the middle. (If the filling appears to ‘wobble’, then return to oven for 5-10 minutes. If the top is getting too brown, lower the temperature by 10 degrees.

Step 6

Serve warm or cold, dusted with icing sugar.