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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 55 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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These almond flavoured tarts were a speciality at the court of Henry VIII in Richmond Palace, where they were served to his many queens by the maids of honour. Today, Richmond is a posh suburb of London. Ingredients:
225 g puff pastry |
flour, for dusting |
2 tablespoons jam (apricot or apple are traditional) |
225 g cottage cheese |
75 g caster sugar |
1 unwaxed lemon, zested |
50 g ground almonds |
2 eggs |
1 tablespoon brandy |
icing sugar, for dusting |
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 400 F ro 200C and grease some tartlet tins.
2. Roll out the pastry very thinly on a floured surface, and use an 8cm cutter to make rounds to line the tins.
3. Spoon a little jam or jelly into the bottom of each pastry tin.
4. Chill while you make the filling.
5. Sieve the cottage cheese into a bowl and mix in the caster sugar, lemon rind and ground almonds.
6. Beat in the eggs and brandy.
7. Add this to the curd mixture and mix until thoroughly blended.
8. Fill each pastry case two-thirds full with the mixture.
9. Bake for 25 minutes until well risen and puffy.
10. Cool slightly before serving and dust with icing sugar.
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