REDCURRANT & ALMOND TART

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This tart is filled with summer flavors and is so much easier than it looks.

Provided by ranya1970

Time 2h

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

240 g flour
2 egg yolks
2 tbsp cold water
125 g butter
30 g sugar
500 g redcurrants
3 egg whites
30 g sugar
1 tsp cornstarch
10 tbsp ground almonds
2 tbsp icing sugar

Steps:

  • Pulse together flour, sugar and butter in a food processor.
  • Whisk together egg yolks and water, pour inn i food processor, pulse all together.
  • Butter the tart pan and press dough evenly onto bottom and up sides of tart pan and prick the dough.
  • Chill crust until firm, about 30 minutes.
  • Strip redcurrants from stalks, wash and drain.
  • Beat the egg whites until stiff then beat in the sugar and cornstarch.
  • Stir in 7 tbsp ground almonds and fold redcurrants into the filling.
  • Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.
  • Bake the crust in middle of oven until center and edges are golden, for about 15 minutes.
  • Scatter the crust with almonds and pour inn redcurrant filling.
  • Heat oven to 150C and bake the tart in middle of oven for about 50 minutes.
  • Allow to cool then dredge with icing sugar before serving.

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