Italian Plum Tart

Italian Plum Tart

This is without a doubt the best ever tart recipe I have ever baked, I love it! so simple and the flavour is amazing!

 PASTRY:

200g cold cubed butter

2 cups sifted flour

pinch of salt

1&half cups icing sugar

1/3 cup butter milk or sour cream (whatever you have)

FILLING:

120g softened butter

150g caster sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract, please try the extract you will notice the difference from essence.

2 eggs plus 1 yolk

200g hazelnut or almond meal

1/4 cup of brandy, now I used scotch because I didn't have brandy and it was delicious!

2Tbs plain flour

6 ripe plums

Prepare your pastry by hand or processor. combine all ingredients, roll into a ball and chill for half an hour.

Set your oven to 180c, roll your pastry out and line a 12 inch pie pan, now blind bake the pastry for about 10 mins.

For the filling cream the butter and the sugar until fluffy, add the vanilla, meal,flour and brandy then add the eggs one at a time, beating well.

Pour your filling into the baked tart base and then slice and arrange the plums on top, bake for 30 mins.

Enjoy with double cream or custard. YUM!