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    May 16, 2021 4 minutes

    Possibly my favourite thing to make and share, a good frangipane tart is a thing of beauty and deliciousness. The frangipane refers to a mixture of ground almonds, butter, sugar and egg, which is spread on the base of a shortcrust-pastry shell, topped with fruit and baked. It looks pretty, tastes beautiful and is all done and dusted (with icing sugar, if you like) well in advance.

    A note on the frangipane mixture: it makes a difference to the end result if you toast and grind fresh almonds, but if you don’t have time, store-bought almond meal will work. I also recommend doubling the frangipane mixture and freezing half. It’s a really handy thing to have stashed away ready

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