I've done quite a bit of research into the origins of this tart or pudding, and it all seems very complicated! From what I can gather, the original Bakewell recipe has many claimants. One thing I do know is that a pudding or cake was sold in the town of Bakewell many years before the Bakewell Tart was supposedly first made. My recipe has no flour and relies on almonds and eggs to get a lovely pudding. The centre will sink considerably, but that's quite normal.
Ingredients
For the Pastry
- 100 g cornflour
- 100 g rice flour
- 80 g unrefined caster sugar
- 100 g butter, chilled and cut into small cubes
- juice of 1 small lime
- zest of 1 small orange, finely grated
- cornflour, for dusting
For the Filling
- 3 tbsp apricot jam
- 3 tbsp seedless raspberry jam
- 2 medium free-range eggs
- 125 g caster sugar
- 125 g unsalted butter, melted
- 125 g ground almonds
- lightly whipped cream to serve
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to180C /350F / Gas mark 4.
- Place the cornflour, rice flour and sugar together in a food processor and blend well. Add the cubed butter and blitz until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the lime juice and orange zest and bring them together, then turn out and knead the dough.
- Roll the dough out quickly and evenly using a little extra cornflour. Line a 24 x 3cm round non-stick, deep pie dish. Line the pastry with greaseproof paper and baking beans.
- Bake for 15 minutes to set and lightly colour the pastry
- Turn the oven up to 190c Gas 5 Spread both the jams onto the part cooked pastry base.
- Meanwhile, place the eggs and sugar in a mixing bowl and whisk until very stiff- about 15 minutes on high speed.
- Pour in the melted butter and mix carefully. Next, fold in the ground almonds and spoon the mixture into the pastry shell.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the sponge is cooked and the pastry light brown.
- Cool and serve with a little lightly whipped cream.
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Nutrition Facts
Bakewell Pudding (Tart)
Amount per Serving
Calories
539
% Daily Value*
Fat
32
g
49
%
Saturated Fat
15
g
94
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Cholesterol
101
mg
34
%
Sodium
113
mg
5
%
Potassium
51
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
61
g
20
%
Fiber
2
g
8
%
Sugar
33
g
37
%
Protein
6
g
12
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
