Almond tart.

Ingredients:

500g Caster sugar

500g Butter

500g Ground almonds

8 Eggs

1tbsp Plain flour

 

Method:

1. Cream the butter and sugar extremely well in an electric mixer until creamy, pale and light.

2. Slowly fold in the eggs one at time, add the flour half way through.

3. Fold in the ground almonds.

4. Cook in a 8-10in, deep short pastry case. Spread the case with jam.

Tips:

To cook place on the top shelf of an oven preheated to gas 6 ,until golden brown, then place on a lower shelf and cover with tin foil taking care not to touch the top of the tart.

Cook for 1.5-2hrs.

Makes approxemately three tarts.