Ingredients
- For the Pastry
- 150g plain flour (see tip below)
- pinch of salt
- 80g butter, cubed or an equal mix of butter and lard
- 2-3 tbsp cold water
- For the Filling
- 2 Tbsp raspberry jam
- 150g butter
- 3/4 cup/ 150g caster sugar
- 3 medium eggs plus 1 yolk, beaten
- 1 ½ cups 150g ground walnuts
- Zest of 1 medium orange
- 2 Tbsp lightly crushed fresh walnuts
- 1 egg white, lightly beaten
BAKEWELL TART MARKET STYLE
Method
- Preheat the oven 170C Pastry - Place the flour, butter and salt into a large clean bowl
- Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs, working as quickly as possible to prevent the dough becoming warm
- Add the water to the mixture and using a cold knife stir until the dough binds together, add more cold water a teaspoon at a time if the mixture is too dry
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for a minimum of 15 minutes, up to 30 minutes
- Tart - Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured board to 5mm thick
- Grease and then line a 20cm deep tart tin with the pastry
- Prick the base all over with a fork
- Chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes
- Line the tart case with baking/greaseproof paper and fill with baking beans
- Cook for 15 minutes or until the pastry is a pale golden color
- Remove the baking beans, lightly brush the inside of the pastry case with a little egg white, cook for a further 5 minutes
- Spread the raspberry jam onto the base of the pastry case
- Leave to cool
- Filling- Cream the butter and sugar together until pale in color using an electric hand whisk
- Add the beaten eggs and egg yolk a little at a time
- Gently fold in the ground walnuts and orange zest
- Pour the mixture in to the pastry case and gently level the surface to ensure the whole case is filled
- Bake for 20 minutes
- Sprinkle the lightly crushed walnuts on to the surface and bake for a further 20 minutes or until golden and set
- Leave to cool and serve with cream
Comments
This is my version of the fabulous Bakewell tart – not much has changed except I am using Butlers wonderful raspberry jam and freshly ground walnuts from the Nut Company and if you want you can even use shop bought pastry (I won’t tell).
Serves 8 (20cm round tart tin) or the tart can also be made as individual portions. Use a 12-hole muffin tin instead of a tart tin and follow the methods as above.
Thanks to Butlers Berry Farm for supplying the jam for this demonstration.
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