RASPBERRY FRANGIPANE TARTS

It is said that the name Frangipane comes from a 16th century Italian Marquis called Muzio Frangipani. Whether this is true I do not know … I do know that this simple frangipane recipe works. I like to call it the Italian version of our Dutch almond paste (amandelspijs) mainly used in Christmas stollen and speculaas.

I made these tarts the first time to practice for Christmas when I wanted to bake a nice bakewell tart with marzipan in which frangipane is also used. I found that for me tart fruits like raspberries work best with frangipane. Raspberries have a nice sharpness that combines perfect with the sweetness of the frangipane. Pears are sweet and when combined with more sweet it is just a little less interesting to the pallet. If you like sweet, don’t let this stop you of course. I think apricots would also work very well, maybe cherries and certain plums or apples and of course cranberries.


Ingredients for the Tart base

  • 125 g butter
  • 125 g caster sugar
  • 225 g flour
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/2 egg or one egg yolk

Ingredients for the Frangipane

  • 125 g butter
  • 125 g sugar
  • 3 medium eggs (125 to 150 g)
  • 125 g finely ground almonds or almond flour
  • zest of 1 small lemon, orange or tangerine
  • + 125 g of fresh raspberries and/or other fruits of choice


for full recipes please see : www.weekendbakery.com

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