Gooseberry Frangipane Tart
Easy gooseberry tart - a French style frangipane or almond tart with fresh gooseberries
Servings 8
Calories 545kcal
Ingredients
For the sweetened shortcrust pastry
- 250 g plain flour (all-purpose flour)
- 160 g unsalted butter
- 1 egg
- 40 g caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp cold milk
For the frangipane
- 100 g coconut oil
- 100 g caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- 100 g ground almonds
- 2 eggs
- 10 g plain flour (all-purpose flour)
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1-2 tsp rose water
- 200 g gooseberries
To glaze
- A few tablespoons of gooseberry jam I used my homemade jam
- A little water
Instructions
- Place the flour in a bowl, make a well in the centre and add the butter, chopped into small pieces, egg, sugar and salt.250 g plain flour (all-purpose flour), 160 g unsalted butter, 1 egg, 40 g caster sugar (superfine sugar), Pinch of salt
- Rub the ingredients together.
- When almost combined, add the milk, and knead the dough together into a ball.1 tbsp cold milk
- Cover the dough with clingfilm and place it in the fridge for at least an hour.
- When ready, roll out the dough and use it to line a fluted tart tin.
- Line the base of the pastry case with baking paper and fill with baking beans (or dried pasta), and bake for ten minutes at 180℃/ 350 ℉.
- After the ten minutes, remove the baking paper and beans and bake for a further ten minutes.
- Remove the case from the oven and put to one side.
- Cream the coconut oil with the sugar, and then beat in the eggs one by one.100 g coconut oil, 100 g caster sugar (superfine sugar), 2 eggs
- Stir in the ground almonds, flour, almond extract and rose water.100 g ground almonds, 10 g plain flour (all-purpose flour), 1 tsp almond extract, 1-2 tsp rose water
- Spoon the frangipane mixture into the pastry case.
- Wash, top and tail the gooseberries and place them on top of the frangipane, pushing them in slightly.200 g gooseberries
- Bake for approximately 25-30 minutes until the pastry is golden and the frangipane is set and light golden.
- Remove from the oven.
- Melt the jam and water together in a pan or in the microwave.A few tablespoons of gooseberry jam, A little water
- While the tart is still warm, brush over the jam mixture to glaze the tart.
Nutrition
Calories: 545kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Cholesterol: 105mg | Sodium: 28mg | Potassium: 111mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 661IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 2mg