@mindhunter's Sweet Tooth Continues ... Berry Almond Bakewell.

in #food8 years ago

This makes a perfect weekend treat for Wintertime. Cuts into 12 slices.

INGREDIENTS:

400g shortcut pastry cut from a 500g block
100g just thawed frozen raspberries
25g flaked almonds

FOR THE FRANGIPANE SPONGE:
75g self-raising flour; plus leave some for dusting
75g ground almonds
150g Total Sweet (Xylitol)
150g softened butter
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3 large eggs

@mindhunter METHOD:

  1. Thinly roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface, then use it to line a 25cm non-stick, loose-based tart tin.

  2. Leave a little overhang of pastry, but trim any noticeable excess. Prick the base with a fork and chill for 20 mins. Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/Gas 6 and put a baking sheet inside to heat it up.

  3. Line the pastry case with baking parchment, fill with baking beans and cook on a hot sheet for 10 minutes - the burst of heat from the baking sheet will help prevent a soggy bottom.

  4. Carefully lift off the paper with the beans and bake for 3 minutes or more to cook the pastry base. Turn down the oven to 180C/160C/Gas 4.

  5. For the frangipane, put all the ingredients in a large bowl and beat with an electric whisk until well mixed. Scatter the raspberries into the pastry case and spoon over the almond mixture and smooth the top with a knife,

  6. Scatter over flaked almonds and bake for 30-40 minutes until golden and firm. Carefully trim any excess pastry from the edge of the tart with a sharp knife before serving.

Enjoy your berry almond bakewell delight my fellow Steemians!

@mindhunter

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We will eat this cake in celebration to the decline of the cheetah lol

If you read the other comments on this post I re-snared him! HE APPEARED and fell into my trap! Silly cat! Ha ha!

Yeah I read them and his reply, the fool deserves to go down

The weird thing about it is it awakens him to take action to get one step closer to me! GRRRRRR! Frickin cat! ... I can't shake him!!

You have a good lead at the moment. Keep it up

Remember though, the @cheetah never sleeps!

... he lurks like no other on Steemit!

Sounds an interesting film. :)

The Mindhunter / Cheetah Wars PART DEUX!!

Keep going you can squash him lol

It feels like The Matrix Reloaded ... The @cheetah Reloaded!!

Perfect piece of cake I guess. Yummy

I want to live in a bakewell afterlife :)) Yum yums forever!

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Excellent post congratulations @mindhunter, thanks for sharing the recipe, excellent image make you want to try

Even the @cheetah showed up at this post too! He fell for my deception and trickery! Hee-hee!

one of my favourite puddings - even a Mr Kiplings would taste pretty good right now!
My mother and grandmother use to make this an we would have it with thick custard mmmmmmm

Mr Kiplings! That is pearls before swine here - the @mindhunter does not eat that pre-packaged tasteless rubbish! LOL!

I wholly agree with you Sir....but as I haven't tasted this for sometime , I was just saying even a Kiplings would have done, no where near your talents I am sure ......ahahaha ( sounds like I only said that fish was goodenough for Jehovah ....Life of Brian)

... Ahhh .... I would trade all of Arabia to devour just one moist Mr Kipling cake!

me too!! wonder if Amazon or Alibaba deliver ????

.... I'll throw some bacon in your Amazon order box too ;)

The Poles are rising ... for a change!

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