Name: Nectarine and apricot tarts
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 60 gram butter, softened; 1/3 cup (75g) caster sugar; 1 egg; 3/4 cup (75g) ground hazelnuts; 2 tablespoon plain flour; 2 sheets ready-rolled butter puff pastry; 4 medium (480g) nectarines; 4 large (320g) apricots; 1/4 cup (80g) apricot jam, warmed, sieved

Nectarine and apricot tarts

No need to spend hours on this fruit and nut tart; it takes just 45 minutes and with juicy nectarine and apricot slices will have you coming back for more.

Serves 8

Prep

25M

Cook

20M

Total

45M

Ingredients

60 gram butter, softened

1/3 cup (75g) caster sugar

1 egg

3/4 cup (75g) ground hazelnuts

2 tablespoon plain flour

2 sheets ready-rolled butter puff pastry

4 medium (480g) nectarines

4 large (320g) apricots

1/4 cup (80g) apricot jam, warmed, sieved

Method

1.Beat butter and sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Add egg, beat until combined. Stir in nuts and flour.

2.Preheat the oven hot, 220°C (200°C fan-forced). Cut the pastry sheets in half; place on two greased oven trays. Spread the nut mixture thinly over the pastry pieces, leaving a 2cm border.

3.Halve the fruit and remove the seeds; slice the fruit thinly.

4.Arrange the fruit, overlapping slightly, on the nut mixture. Bake in a hot oven for about 15 to 20 minutes or until browned and pastry is cooked underneath.

5.Brush the fruit with the jam.

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