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Description:
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Apricot Custard Tart
For the filling
8 apricots
50 g sugar
300 ml water
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
For the pastry
180 g plain flour
30 g golden caster sugar
90 g butter
1 medium egg
For the custard
3 eggs made up to 300 ml with double or heavy cream, then made up to 500 ml with whole milk
50 g sugar
80 g plain cake, crumbled
How to do it
Cut the apricots in half and remove the stone
Place in a pan with water and sugar
Bring to a fast simmer and cook for 6 - 8 minutes until they fall and have thickened
Allow to cool and stir in the almond extract
Make the pastry to line a 23 cm loose bottomed flat tin ( as per the podcast)
Freeze for 30 minutes
Mix the eggs, cream and milk together and add the sugar
Take the pastry shell out of the freezer and spoon on the apricot mixture over the base
Sprinkle the cake over the fruit
Carefully pour over the custard
Bake at 180ºC, 350ºF, Gas 4 for 24 - 30 minutes
Serve cool |