Cakes and Pastries Recipes - Fig and Almond Cream Tart Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 6

• 1/3 oz butter

• 2 1/4 lb figs

• 3 oz sugar

• juice and zest of 1 lemon

Almond paste:

• 6 1/4 oz flour

• 2 1/2 oz sugar

• 2 oz butter

• 2 tbsp almond powder

• 1 egg

Almond cream:

• 2 eggs

• 2 oz almond powder

• 3 oz sugar

• 3 1/3 fl oz crème fraiche

• 3 tbsp milk

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Method:

1. Prepare the dough: using your fingertips, combine the sugar and the butter. Add the almond powder, flour and the egg. Roll the dough into a ball. Roll out and line a greased tart pan with it. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

2. Halve the figs lengthwise. Place them in a bowl, adding half the sugar, the lemon juice, and the zest. leave to soak for 1 hour.

3. Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C.

4. Prepare the almond cream: beat the eggs in a bowl. Add the almond powder, sugar, cream and milk. Pour the mixture into the tart base. Bake for 10 minutes.

5. Take out of the oven, drain the figs carefully and arrange regularly on top of the tart. Put it back in the oven, lowering the temperature to 320°F/160°C and continue cooking for 20 minutes.