Description
An elegant guide to crafting traditional French frangipane tartlets filled with rich almond cream and topped with fruits.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- Pinch of salt
- ½ cup chilled, cubed butter
- 1 beaten egg
- ½ cup softened butter
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup ground almonds
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Fruits or nuts for topping (e.g., pears, apples, stone fruits)
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Prepare the tart shells: Combine flour, powdered sugar, and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. Add egg to form a dough. Chill for 30 minutes.
- Bake the tart shells: Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Roll dough into tartlet pans, prick with fork, and bake for 10-12 minutes until golden.
- Prepare the frangipane filling: Cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time, then fold in ground almonds and vanilla.
- Assemble and bake: Fill tart shells with frangipane, top with fruits or nuts, and bake for 20-25 minutes until puffed and golden.
- Cool and serve: Allow to cool, dust with powdered sugar, and serve with whipped cream.
Notes
For variations, try different fruits or nut extracts. Blind baking the tart shells prevents sogginess.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tartlet
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg