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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> UK >> Scottish

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Shortcrust Pastry: | 2. Sieve the flour into a large bowl and add a pinch of salt. Mix. | 3. Cut the butter or margarine into the flour, and then with your fingertips, rub the fat into the flour, until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. | 4. Add cold water gradually, until the pastry JUST comes together, it should NOT be sticky. | 5. Roll the pastry out and line a 10" to 11" greased and lined round, deep flan tin. | 6. Place a circle of baking parchment on top of the pastry and fill with baking beans. | 7. Bake blind in a pre-heated oven 200C/400F/Gas mark 6 for 10 minutes. | 8. Take out and carefully remove the baking beans and parchment. | 9. Return to the oven for a further 5 minutes. | 10. Remove and allow to cool slightly. | 11. Bakewell Topping: | 12. Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. | 13. Gradually add the beaten eggs and then fold in the flour and ground almonds. Add the almond essence to taste and mix well. | 14. Mix the raspberry jam and cranberry sauce together and spread over the base of the pastry case. | 15. Spoon the almond mixture over the top, making sure it reaches the edges and it is even and smooth. | 16. Sprinkle the cranberries over the top and then the flaked almonds. | 17. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until golden and firm to the touch. | 18. Cool for 5 to 10 minutes in the flan tin, then carefully turn out and just before serving, dust with icing sugar. | 19. Cut into wedges and serve warm or at room temperature with cream, creme fraiche or custard. | 20. Cooking time includes pre-baking pastry. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
plain flour	12	ounces		302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7
margarine	6	ounces	combined	1222.9971	1.5309	1.5309	136.928
salt	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
cold water				-	-	-	-
butter	6	ounces	unsalted softened	1219.5952	0.1021	1.4458	137.9656
caster sugar	6	ounces		302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7
egg	3		beaten	214.5	1.08	18.84	14.265
self raising flour	2	ounces		302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7
almond	6	ounces	ground	1503.6571	0.0	0.0	170.097
almond essence	3 -4	drop		302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7
raspberry jam	3	tablespoons		302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7
cranberry sauce	3	tablespoons		82.5806	20.9828	0.4674	0.0779
cranberry	12	ounces		156.4892	40.7212	1.5649	0.4423
almond	2	ounces	sliced	1503.6571	0.0	0.0	170.097
icing sugar				-	-	-	-
shortcrust pastry	16	ounces		302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.