No special tart tin is needed for this easy fruit pud; ready in less than 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 375g pack ready-rolled puff pastry
- 175g marzipan
- 3 tbsp double cream
- 2 x 410g cans apricot halves in syrup or fruit juice
- Drizzling of honey
- Sprinkling of chopped pistachios
Method
- 1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6. Unroll the puff pastry and place on a baking sheet. Trim off any scraggy edges and chill in the fridge.
- 2. Chop the marzipan and whizz with the double cream in a food processor to make a paste. Spread over the pastry, leaving a 2-3cm border all the way around.
- 3. Drain the apricot halves, pat dry, and arrange, cut-side up, on the marzipan. Drizzle with honey, to taste, and bake for 15-20 minutes, until the edges are risen and golden.
- 4. Transfer to a wooden board, dust with icing sugar and sprinkle with chopped pistachios before serving.
Chef's tip
Try making these in individual portions for friends; they will look impressive but are actually
very simple. Just use smaller squares of pastry and follow the rest of the recipe.