• Pastry :
• 4 oz flour
• Pinch of salt
• 2 oz butter
• Filling :
• 3 tbsp apricot jam
• 2 oz butter
• 2 oz caster sugar
• 1 egg
• ½ tsp almond essence
• 1 ½ tbsp flour
• 2 oz ground almonds
• Topping :
• 2 tbsp flaked almonds
• 3 tbsp apricot jam

For the pastry:
Mix flour and salt and rub in the butter.

Add 1 tbsp cold water and bind to a dough, roll out pastry on a floured surface and line the tartlet tins with it.

Put a tsp of apricot jam on the base of each pastry shell.

To make filling:
Beat butter and sugar till creamy, add in egg and almond essence, fold in flour and ground almonds.

Mix well and spoon it in the pastry cases.

Arrange a few flaked almonds on top. Bake at 190 degrees C for 15-20 minutes or until golden.

Meanwhile, heat apricot jam with a tbsp of water in a pan and sieve it to remove any fruity bits.

Brush over hot tarts and let tarts cool and serve.

by Pak101.com (few years ago!) / 843 views