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Plum and pistachio frangipane tart

Name: Plum and pistachio frangipane tart
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 200g plain flour; 100g unsalted butter cubed; 200g shelled pistachios; 200g unsalted butter softened; 200g golden caster sugar; 4 eggs; 75g plain flour; 4 plums stoned and sliced; crème fraîche or ice cream

Adam Bush

Published: August 23, 2022 at 4:25 PM

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Serves 8

A little effort

Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 1 hr and 30 mins

plus chilling

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Squidgy plums and crunchy pistachios are a match made in heaven in this impressive tart. Use a shop-bought block of shortcrust pastry if you don't fancy making your own

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Ingredients

Nutrition

PASTRY

200g plain flour
100g unsalted butter

cubed

FILLING

200g shelled pistachios
200g unsalted butter

softened
200g golden caster sugar
4 eggs
75g plain flour
4 plums

stoned and sliced

TO SERVE

crème fraîche or ice cream

Nutrition: Per serving

kcal673
fat42.7g
saturates21.1g
carbs58.3g
sugars29.6g
fibre4.5g
protein11.8g
salt0.2g

Method

step 1

To make the pastry, tip the flour into a food processor along with the butter and a pinch of fine sea salt. Pulse together until it resembles breadcrumbs, then add cold water, 1 tbsp at a time, pulsing in between until a dough forms. Gather it up, wrap and chill for 20 mins.
step 2

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured worksurface to the thickness of a £1 coin and use to line a 23cm fluted tart tin. Trim any overhang and prick the base all over with a fork. Scrunch up a piece of baking paper, line the inside and fill with baking beans or uncooked rice. Bake for 18-20 mins or until the edges are lightly golden, then remove the beans and paper, and put back into the oven for 8-10 mins or until the base is golden. Turn down the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
step 3

To make the frangipane, put the pistachios in a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Put the butter in a large bowl and use electric beaters to whisk until really soft, then add the sugar and beat again until light and fluffy. Crack in the eggs, one at a time, whisking well in between each addition. Tip in the flour, ground pistachios and a pinch of salt, and mix really well. Scrape into the pastry case. Arrange the plum slices across the tart, slightly pushing down into the frangipane.
step 4

Bake for 35-40 mins or until risen, puffed and golden. Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then remove and cut into slices. Serve with crème fraîche or ice cream.

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Authors

Adam Bush Chef Portrait

Adam BushDeputy food editor

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