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    Rhubarb Bakewell Tart

    Find inspiration with a dish supplied by Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal. It features rhubarb, a versatile crop that we're using here to make a scrumptious bakewell tart:

    Ingredients:

    Pastry

    • 175g plain flour
    • 75g butter
    • 3 egg yolks
    • 75g caster sugar

    Filling

    • 1 stalk of rhubarb
    • 200g butter
    • 200g icing sugar
    • 4 eggs
    • 200g ground almonds
    • 100g plain flour
    • 120g rhubarb jam
    • Flaked almonds to decorate

    Method:

    • For the pastry, place the flour, butter, egg yolks and caster sugar together in a food processor and pulse to combine. If necessary, add a little water to help bring the mixture together.
    • Flour a work surface and roll out the dough, enough to cover a 20cm tart tin. Place the rolled out dough in the tin and leave it in the fridge to cool for one hour.
    • Preheat the oven to 170°C (150°C for fan assisted ovens).
    • Cut the rhubarb into 2½cm (1in) sticks and place them in a roasting tray with a small amount of water. Roast in the oven for 5 to 8 min until tender.
    • To make the frangipane filling, beat the butter and icing sugar together until light and fluffy. Slowly add the eggs one at a time and mix well. Add the ground almonds and flour and mix until they are fully incorporated.
    • Spread the jam onto the pastry base and cover with the frangipane mixture. Place the rhubarb sticks on top.
    • To decorate, scatter flaked almonds over the tart and bake in a preheated oven for 20 to 25 min, or until set and golden brown. The filling should still be quite moist.

    Enjoy!

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