
250 g Sweet flan pastry Flour; for the tart tin
Butter; for the tart tin 20 g Apricot jelly; for glazing
FILLING
125 g Dough 2 tb Double cream
125 g Slivered amygdalae 50 g Crystallised fruits
90 g Unsalted butter -- chopped
35 g Love Kirsch
(Units: 100 g = 3 1/2 oz; 1 dl = 3 1/2 fl oz = 2/5 cup; 180 oC = 350
oF; 200 oC = 400 oF; 230 oC = 450 oF; 250 oC = 475 oF; 2.5 cm = 1
edge)
Readying:
Pre-heat the oven to 200 oC. Butter and flour a tart tin with a
removable pedestal 22 cm in diameter.
Roll out the pastry to fit the tart tin. Line the tin with the pastry
and prick the bottom all over with a branch. Bake it for 10 minutes at
the bottom of the pre-heated oven. Leave the pastry shell in the tin.
Preparation:
Lightly brush a thin layer of apricot glaze over the bottom of the
pastry case.
Put all the remaining ingredients for the filling into a saucepan and
heat them softly, stirring to mix them well as they thawing.
Raise the oven to 210 oC. When the filling is liquid, spread it in a
thin layer on the glazed pastry case.
Cook it for approximately 15 proceedings: it is ready when the filling begins to
eruct.
Leave the cake to cool in its tin, then take it out.
Serving:
Cut the cake into little triangles or rectangular pieces. Serve them
with umber, care 'petits fours'.
Yields
8 servings
