I’m know that I’ve said this before… I love pairing apricots with lavender!
This time I’ve paired the two in a delicious tart – I just couldn’t resist making it when I was given some absolutely beautiful apricots – the lavender picked from a plant at the front door just finished it off. I can assure you that it’s just as good served warm or cold, with or without cream or ice cream!
This tart is a given each year, when the apricots are ripe and the lavender is flowering.
- 1 quantity of sweet shortcrust pastry (see below for gluten free sweet shortcrust pastry recipe link)
- 18 - 24 large apricots
- 1 tbsp of soft brown sugar
- 4 sprigs of lavender
- 20 g butter softened
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup ground almond meal
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- 1 tbsp plain flour (see below for gluten free option)
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Preheat oven to 175˚ (fan)
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Roll out pastry and line a 25cm, loose bottomed, fluted tart tin, trimming and removing the excess. Place in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
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Wash the apricots, cut in half and remove the stone, and then cut each half into three wedges.
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Make the frangipane.
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Remove the uncooked tart shell from the refrigerator and spread the frangipane evenly over the base.
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Remove the little flowers from each of the sprigs of lavender and sprinkle over the frangipane.
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Arrange the apricots, standing them cut side up in concentric circles, beginning from the outer edge.
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Spinkle with brown sugar.
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Place the tart into the preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes, or until the pastry is cooked and the tips of the apricots begin to brown a little.
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Allow the tart to cool before removing it from the tin.
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Place the butter and sugar into a bowl and, using a handheld mixer, or a wooden spoon, and cream together.
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Add the almond meal and flour, and mix to combine.
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Finally add the egg yolk and vanilla and gently mix together.
- Recipe for Gluten Free Sweet Short Crust Pastry
- For gluten free frangipane, replace plain flour with gluten free flour
- Recipe for my Gluten Free Flour Blend
For another recipe pairing apricot with lavender, try my Apricot and Lavender Jam.
Until next time
Happy cooking and bon appétit !
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Oh this tart is a sight for sore eyes ! How beautiful indeed. I don’t have much of a sweet tooth but somehow your’ve started a craving in me for this! 🙂
Thank you so much. I must admit, it is delicious – the tang of the apricots, with hints of lavender…