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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

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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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