Ingredients

Name: Double fig, apple and almond sweet shortcrust tart
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: For the pastry: 170g plain white flour (ideally ‘00’) Zest of half a lemon A pinch of salt 90g chilled butter 60g caster sugar 2 egg yolks ½ tsp vanilla extract 800g baking beans or dried beans for baking the tart For the filling: 80g butter, softened 70g caster sugar 80g ground almonds 1 drop almond essence ½ tsp vanilla extract 2 eggs, beaten 50g dried figs, finely chopped 250g dessert apples such as Royal Gala or Braeburn, peeled and diced 200g fresh figs, skin on, sliced 2 tbsp flaked almonds to decorate (optional)

For the pastry:

170g plain white flour (ideally ‘00’)

Zest of half a lemon

A pinch of salt

90g chilled butter

60g caster sugar

2 egg yolks

½ tsp vanilla extract

800g baking beans or dried beans for baking the tart

For the filling:

80g butter, softened

70g caster sugar

80g ground almonds

1 drop almond essence

½ tsp vanilla extract

2 eggs, beaten

50g dried figs, finely chopped

250g dessert apples such as Royal Gala or Braeburn, peeled and diced

200g fresh figs, skin on, sliced

2 tbsp flaked almonds to decorate (optional)