Bakewell Tart
Bakewell Tart ( also known as Bakewell Pudding)
Ingredients;
8oz flaky (225 grams) ( or 6oz shortcrust pastry)
2 heaped tablespoons strawberry jam
3 eggs
3oz (75grams) caster sugar
4oz (100grams) melted butter
3oz (75grams) ground almonds
To Make:
Roll out the pastry to line an 8inch (20cm) ovenproof pie dish.
Warm the jam so it's a bit runny then spread over the pastry base.
Beat eggs and sugar together.
Stir in the butter then the ground almonds and pour into dish.
Bake for 25 - 30 minutes in a pre-heated oven 200C 400F (10 less for fan assisted ovens ) Gas mark 6.
Serve as pudding hot with cream.
The more commercially known variant is a "cherry bakewell" where the top of a small individual tart/pudding is covered by a layer of thin icing with a single glace cherry on the top. these are usually served cold.
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