APRICOT FRANGIPANE TARTLETS

 

Total Time Taken: 1 ¼ hours

Yield: 12 Servings

Ingredients:

Crust:

• ½ cup butter, softened
• ½ cup ground almonds
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• 1 pinch salt

Filling:

• ½ cup powdered sugar
• 1 ¾ cups ground almonds
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pound apricots, pitted and halved
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 eggs

Directions:

1. To make the crust, combine the butter and sugar in a container until creamy.
2. Put in the egg and mix thoroughly then mix in the remaining ingredients.
3. Transfer the dough to a floured working surface and roll it into a slim sheet.
4. Transfer pieces of the dough into 10 small tartlet pans and press it thoroughly on the bottom and sides of the pan.
5. To make the filling, combine the butter and sugar in a container until creamy.
6. Put in the eggs, egg yolks, vanilla, almonds and salt and mix thoroughly.
7. Spoon the filling into the tartlets and top with apricot halves.
8. Pre-heat the oven and bake at 350F for about twenty minutes.
9. Let cool in the pan before you serve.

Nutritional Content of One Serving:

Calories: 456║Fat: 34.2g║Protein: 8.2g║Carbohydrates: 32.1g