Bakewell tart

Dessert British

Follow the exact measurements and instructions below.

Ingredients

plain flour175g/6oz
chilled butter75g/2½oz
cold water2-3 tbsp
raspberry jam1 tbsp
butter125g/4½oz
caster sugar125g/4½oz
ground almonds125g/4½oz
free-range egg, beaten1
almond extract½ tsp
flaked almonds50g/1¾oz

Instructions

Step 1: To make the pastry, measure the flour into a bowl and rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the water, mixing to form a soft dough.

Step 2: Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface and use to line a 20cm/8in flan tin. Leave in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.

Step 3: Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6 (180C fan).

Step 4: Line the pastry case with foil and fill with baking beans. Bake blind for about 15 minutes, then remove the beans and foil and cook for a further five minutes to dry out the base.

Step 5: For the filing, spread the base of the flan generously with raspberry jam.

Step 6: Melt the butter in a pan, take off the heat and then stir in the sugar. Add ground almonds, egg and almond extract. Pour into the flan tin and sprinkle over the flaked almonds.

Step 7: Bake for about 35 minutes. If the almonds seem to be browning too quickly, cover the tart loosely with foil to prevent them burning.