Surprise Almond Pie
50 minutes
This is a French almond pie known as a 'Frangipane'; this recipe includes a trinket hidden in it making it even more appealing for kids to eat.
mireilleB
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Ingredients
Serves: 6
- 125g butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 110g icing sugar
- 110g almond meal
- 2 teaspoon cornflour
- 2 tablespoons Kirsch
- 2 puff pastry sheets
- 1 trinket
- 1 egg yolk
Directions
Preparation:15min ›
Cook:35min ›
Ready in:50min
- Preheat oven to 240 degrees C.
- Mix the butter, whole eggs, icing sugar, almond meal, cornflour and kirsch in a bowl.
- Line a buttered pie dish with a sheet of puff pastry then add in the almond mixture.
- Hide the trinket in the almond mixture and cover with the second pastry. Press the edges to seal the cake.
- Brush the cake with the egg yolk and bake in the oven for 35 minutes.
