Blueberry Bakewell tarts recipe
These smart individual Bakewell tarts look like they have come straight from a patisserie window, but are actually super easy to make. Ready-rolled, flaky puff pastry is a handy shortcut for a quick and easy bake, topped with fragrant almond frangipane and juicy fresh blueberries.
See method- Serves 8 (makes 8)
- 25 mins to prepare and 20 mins to cook
- 333 calories / serving
- Freezable
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 320g pack ready-rolled lighter puff pastry
- 50g butter, softened
- 50g caster sugar
- 1 egg
- 100g pack ground almonds
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 250g blueberries
- 2 tbsp toasted flaked almonds (optional)
- icing sugar, for dusting (optional)
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1390kJ 333.0kcal
- Fat
- 21g
- Saturates
- 7g
- Salt
- 0.3g
- Sugars
- 11g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 28.8gProtein 7.0gFibre 1.2g
Method
- Preheat the oven to gas 7, 220°C, fan 200°C. Cut 2 sheets of nonstick baking paper to fit 2 baking sheets and set aside. Put the baking sheets without the paper in the oven to heat up. Unroll the pastry and cut it into 8 equal rectangular pieces. Score a 5mm border around the edge of each rectangle, taking care not to cut through the pastry. Place 4 pieces of pastry on each baking paper sheet.
- Beat the butter and sugar in a bowl with a wooden spoon until creamy, then beat in the egg, ground almonds and vanilla extract to make a stiff paste. Spread over each pastry rectangle, staying within the border. Scatter the blueberries over.
- Carefully slide each sheet of baking paper onto a hot baking sheet. Bake for 15-20 mins until the pastry is risen and golden. Leave on the baking sheets for a few mins, then transfer to a cooling rack. Serve warm or cold, scattered with the flaked almonds and dusted with icing sugar, if you like.
- Tip: Heating the baking sheets first helps ensure the pastry cooks through and is crisp and golden on the bottom.
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Freezing and defrosting guidelines (cooked tarts)
In order to enjoy optimum flavour and quality, frozen items are best used within 3 months of their freezing date. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer.
