Almond Tart

Serves:  8-10 slices, freezes well.

Prep Time:  15 min.

Cooking Time:  30 min.

Thanks to Granny for sharing this delicious recipe!

Total:  45 min.

Ingredients

Crust

1 cup flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 tbsp. sugar
125 g butter or margarine
1/4 tsp. almond essence

2-3 tbsp. apricot jam

Filling

100 g sliced blanched almonds
125 g butter or margarine
4 tbsp. sugar
1 tbsp. milk, soy or almond milk
1 tbsp. vanilla

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, butter and almond essence to form a dough.  Using your hands, pat dough to form a base inside a round 9" dish.
2. Spread apricot jam over uncooked base and set aside.
3. To prepare filling, put almonds, butter, sugar, milk and vanilla into a sauce pan. Stir and heat. When butter and sugar melts, remove from heat.
4. Pour filling on top of jam covered base.  Bake in a preheated oven at 350 F for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.