Ingredients
For the crust
- 175g Plain flour
- 80g Caster Sugar
- 2 tbsp Almond meal (it’s ground almond)
- 125g Unsalted Butter
- Pinch of salt
For the filling
- 170ml Single cream
- 2tsp Vanilla essence
- 2 Eggs
- 4tbsp Caster Sugar
- 2 tbsp Plain flour
- 450g Fresh Cherries (pitted)
Method
For the crust
- Preheat the oven to 180°C. Have a 24cm/10-inch round loose-bottomed tart pan ready.
- Stir together the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Then, add the flour and salt and mix well to make a soft dough.
- Transfer the dough to the pan and press evenly into the base and sides with your floured fingertips.
- Bake for 15 minutes, until the base begins to brown.
- Remove from the oven and sprinkle the almond meal over the base.
For the filling
- Whisk together the cream, eggs, vanilla and sugar. Now add the flour and whisk until well mixed.
- Arrange the cherries over the pastry base and slowly pour the cream filling evenly over the cherries.
- Return the tart to the oven and bake for 40-50 minutes, until the filling seems firm.
- Leave to cool on a wire rack and dust some icing sugar through a sieve.
Serve this delicious Fresh Cherry Tart with cream or ice cream.