Today I made a tart.
OK, so I can’t deny it looks like a tomato quiche.
George picked the plums from Louise Housley’s tree. The pastry was a packet of ready made all-butter puff. The frangipane was made out of ground almonds leftover from the failed macarons.
I rolled out the puff pastry, lined a pie tin with it and blind baked it with baking beans for 20 minutes at 175 degrees.
Then I filled it with frangipane and topped it with plums.
I baked it for 20 min at 175 degrees.
To make the frangipane
- 85g softened butter
- 85g caster sugar
- 85g ground almonds
- 2 tablespoons plain flour
- 3 beaten eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Whip the softened butter until pale, then whip in the sugar until light and fluffy.
Gradually drizzle in the eggs whilst still beating the mixture.
Beat in the flour, almonds and vanilla.
Add more flour or almonds if needed to create a thick batter.
We ate ours warm from the oven…with double cream.
....RaeDi
September 1, 2011
It looks delicious! The pictures are beautiful! I could not help but check when I seen you blog and the picture… and plums. I have enjoyed myself reading your blog….RaeDi
Sasha @ The Procrastobaker
September 3, 2011
It made me laugh that you thought it looked like a tomato quiche, i didnt think that until you said it and it does a little! But a delicious one none the less! 🙂 I adore frangipane and recently baked with plums for the first time, so this recipe looks fabulous! Beauty of a tart 🙂
myFudo
September 3, 2011
Personally I don’t think I can make tart as great as yours. Looks really good… scrumptious so to speak 🙂 nice blog.
Tres Delicious
September 4, 2011
That’s a cool tart. Looks a pizza yet a great pastry. I want to try it.
Russell at Chasing Delicious
September 4, 2011
This tart looks incredible. I love the plum and frangipane combination! Yum. Lovely shots too!
Sally
September 5, 2011
I’m missing beautiful English plums already. I walked sadly round the supermarket rejecting the rock hard tasteless things that proport to be related to plums. I might just about get away with putting them in a tart with frangipane; lovely images as always.
Wine Harlots
September 7, 2011
How fantastic does this look!
actorsdiet
September 7, 2011
stunning! it looks like i might be able to make this too!