Sour Cherries And Almond Tart...Tarte Aux Griottes Et Crème D'Amandes...

A so simple tart to cook and very tasty ...Une délicieux tarte aux cerises et crème d'amandes si simple à faire !


















Ingredients:

Base
1 1/2 cups plain flour,
100 gms chilled butter,
4 tbsp sour cream.

Topping
50 gms softened butter,
1/4 cup caster sugar plus
2 tbsp for sprinkling on top,
2 eggs, beaten,
1 cup (115g or 4 oz) ground almonds,
320 gms cherries in a can without their juice,
1/2 cup sour cherries jam,
4 tbsp flaked almonds.

Method:

Base
Sift the flour into a mixing bowl. Cut in the butter and rub with your fingers until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. If the mixture is too buttery, add some more sifted flour and continue to mix with your fingers until it does resemble breadcrumbs.
Stir in the sour cream and mix to form a soft dough. Wrap the dough in cling film and chill for 30 minutes.

Topping
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in the beaten eggs alternatively with the ground almonds.
Preheat the oven to 200°C.
Roll out the chilled pastry on a lightly floured surface to a shape 30cms round. Place onto a lightly greased baking tray.
Spread the almond mixture over the base, leaving a 4cm border. Cut each cherry into halves, remove the stone and arrange the pieces on top of the almond topping.
Turn in the border of the base.
Sprinkle 2 tbsp of sugar on the top,
Bake the tart for 30-40 minutes or until browned.

Warm the cherry jam and put through a sieve to remove any large chunks of fruit. Brush over the top of the tart to make a glaze.

Sprinkle over the flaked almonds on top.

Enjoy !