Maids of Honour
Classic English almond-and-lemon curd tartlets. 1 Hour. Serves: 12. Price: 21p per serving.
🍽️ Makes 12
Ingredients
| 150 g | plain flour, plus extra for rolling out (pastry) | |
| 85 g | butter, in small pieces (pastry) | |
| 1 level tbsp | icing sugar (pastry) | |
| 1 | egg yolk (pastry) | |
| 25 g | butter (filling) | |
| 100 g | full fat soft cheese (filling) | |
| 50 g | caster sugar (filling) | |
| 1 | lemon, zest of (filling) | |
| 75 g | caster sugar (filling) | |
| 1 level tbsp | plain flour (filling) | |
| 2 | egg yolks (filling) | |
| 75 g | ground almonds (filling) | |
| 1 tbsp | 15 ml | milk (filling) |
| 2 tbsp | 30 ml | Extra Special lemon curd |
Instructions
1 Hour · Serves: 12 · Price: 21p per serving
- Pre-heat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Rub the butter into the flour, then add the icing sugar and a pinch of salt. Mix the egg yolk with 2 tsp water and add to the flour mixture to make a stiff dough. Roll the pastry out to the thickness of a pound coin and cut out 12 rounds. Use to line 12 tartlet tins.
- Put half a tsp lemon curd in each (no more or it will bubble over).
- Beat the butter, cheese and sugar until just evenly mixed. Stir in the lemon zest, sugar, flour, yolks and ground almonds.
- Divide the mixture between the cases and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.