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plum and almond tart

dessert recipes | serves 8
This is a great filling for a tart. It gives you a lovely frangipane mixture, with the delicate taste of almonds, and the lovely texture of baked plums.

Line a 28cm/11 inch loose-bottomed flan tin with the pastry and bake it blind.

In a food processor, blitz the whole almonds to a fine powder and put into a bowl. Then blitz the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add this to the almonds with the lightly beaten eggs and fold in until completely mixed and nice and smooth. Stir in the pistachio nuts, then place in the fridge to firm up slightly. Once the mixture has chilled, pour it into your tart case about three-quarters full. You don’t want to overfill it otherwise it will spill over the edge when you add the plums.

Toss the plums in the vanilla sugar, let them sit for 10 minutes, then push them into the tart mixture. Bake the tart on a tray at 180°C/350°F/gas 4 for about 1 hour, or until the almond mix has become firm and golden on the outside but is still soft in the middle. Allow to cool for about ½ an hour and serve with ice cream or crème fraîche.

• from Jamie's Kitchen

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ingredients

• 350g/12oz blanched whole almonds
• 300g/10½oz unsalted butter
• 300g/10½oz caster sugar
• 3 whole free-range or organic eggs
• 1 handful whole pistachio nuts, shelled
• 500g shortcrust pastry
• 6-7 plums, halved and destoned
• 3 tablespoons vanilla sugar

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36 comments

1. Jane Sun 29 Nov 2009 @ 09:26 The plum and almond tart is delicious but iI do agree that there is a huge amount of butter. Still, perfect for a treat. Does anyone know if you can freeze it?

2. Niki Sun 12 Jul 2009 @ 16:20 This cake is well damn tasty. Just made it the other day and everybody loved it. However, I think there's too much butter in the recipe. You could probably put half of the amount in the shortcrust and about a quarter less in the filling. The choped almonds produce a lot of oil after you chopped them up finley, so that greasy enoough I'd say.
A part from that, this cake is absolutely amazing! :)

3. Victoria Plum Sun 28 Jun 2009 @ 02:34 Suzanne - pudding rice is a short grain rice that looks a bit like risotto rice (carnaroli or arborio) and absorbs a lot of liquid. You can use risotto rice if you can't find pudding rice.

This plum tart recipe needs flour. There's too much oil from the butter and nuts and nothing to absorb it so it comes out quite greasy. Tastes great, but I've made something similar including some flour and it turned out much better.

Here's the recipe for pastry: Go to the chiller section in the supermarket, buy a packet, and keep it out of the fridge for 20 minutes before rolling. :-)

4. Emily Sun 22 Mar 2009 @ 09:14 Annabel: You're not reading it wrong. It worked out lovely for me. I creamed the sugar and butter together in a blender; that might make it easier? It does become a lot more 'fluid' in the end, stick with it as it's well tasty!

5. Emily Sun 22 Mar 2009 @ 09:13 Annabel: You're not reading it wrong. It worked out lovely for me. I creamed the sugar and butter together in a blender; that might make it easier? It does become a lot more 'fluid' in the end, stick with it as it's well tasty!

6. Will Fri 20 Mar 2009 @ 10:47 This frangipane recipe is a disaster. It makes a really oily soggy sponge. Avoid at all costs or replace filling with a decent recipe.

7. Annabel Mon 09 Mar 2009 @ 19:36 Am I reading this wrong or is there far too much butter in this recipe? I have just used nearly a pack and there is so much I cant get it to cream with the sugar and you certainly can't pour it!!! What a waste of time!

8. Elise Sun 20 Jul 2008 @ 20:52 So happy to have found my favourite plum tart via internet. I am visiting my parents and their plum tree almost collapses under the weight of sweet plums. My Jamie O. books are at home...but now I can get started!

9. Nora Sat 19 Jul 2008 @ 05:41 Just been to your site and going to make plum and almond tart sounds good yum..Nora ...

10. suzanne Tue 15 Jul 2008 @ 01:22 Bonjour,

The rice pudding & strawberry jam receipe is also in Jamie's HOME cookbook. Does anyone know what pudding rice is?

Merci.

Suzanne
Montréal, Québec, Canada

11. Carol Wed 25 Jun 2008 @ 22:46 hi everybody
i made this the other night.. absolutely fabulous.. prolly the best rice pudding recipe i've tried in a long time..

12. Sharon Fri 20 Jun 2008 @ 11:40 I also saw this recipe for Rice Pudding.
It was simmered on the stove for about 20 minutes until thick and creamy and served upon broken up meringues then the jam swirled through the top. He then sprinkled more crumbled meringue on top.

13. Giselle Sat 14 Jun 2008 @ 06:16 hi everyone
i want to recipe for the strawberry jam jamie made with the rice pudding
help?

14. Liz Sat 03 May 2008 @ 02:14 I decided to just post it.

Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time : 0 min

Ingredients

1 vanilla pod
75g / 2 1/2oz pudding rice
600ml / 20 fl oz / 1 pint full fat organic milk
2 knobs unsalted butter
50g / 1 3/4oz caster sugar
1 wide strip of orange zest
Strawberry Jam or Seville orange marmalade

Score down the length of the vanilla pod and scrape out the seeds from the inside. Combine the rice, milk, butter, sugar, orange zest, vanilla seeds and vanilla pod in your Tefal saucepan and place on a medium heat.

Cook gently, stirring every now and then, until the rice is tender and has absorbed all the liquid.

Take off the heat and add a big dollop of jam to the rice pudding before serving with some zested orange sprinkled over the top.

The British answer to risotto - sweet, sticky, creamy and delicious!

15. Liz Sat 03 May 2008 @ 02:12 I found the Rice Pudding recipe on a Tfal site for Jamie's pots and pans.

http://www.tefal.co.uk/tefal/magazine/jamie_oliver/recipe_jamie.asp?recipe%5Fid=237&mscssid=824BH0GRMDLD9MAE4VS3JETMN1UPB8X0

Hope the link works - if you just go to the site and look for it.

16. Danielle Mon 14 Apr 2008 @ 04:49 I have the start of the Rice Pudding recipe but can someone else please complete it for me:

1 Cup Pudding Rice (Short grain)
5 Cups Milk
1 Tablespoon Cinnamon Sugar

Maybe thats it, you just bake!

????

17. Amy Sun 13 Apr 2008 @ 13:31 I made this plum tart last week - it is absolutely gorgeous! It is moorish and moist.. and best of all.. it last days and days! Lovely with custard :) xx

18. shauna and emma Fri 11 Apr 2008 @ 09:41 hiya we was wundering if you could send us some recipies for our school because we have the same school dinners every week lots of love shauna and emma wyke mannor xx

19. Alex Fri 04 Apr 2008 @ 12:09 Hello!
I'm after the elusive rice pudding recipe. It looks simply delicious! Is there any way I could get the details please?
Many thanks

20. Melanie Mon 31 Mar 2008 @ 05:02 Friends of ours made dinner for us the other night and presented this Tart as dessert. It was completely mouthwatering and totally ruined my intentions of a quarter slice... what a fabulous recipe! I knew I had to have it and am very happy to find it on your website - however, I plan to buy your cookbook next time I'm at a bookshop. Can't think why I don't have a copy already!!!!

21. brian asplin Fri 28 Mar 2008 @ 19:22 i too would like jamie olivers recipe for rice pudding, please someone help me with it

22. Jenni Stewart Fri 28 Mar 2008 @ 15:25 Recipe for rice pudding with strawberry syrup on TV this week - has anyone got it??

Could someone e-mail it to me??

Thanx

23. Veronica Wed 06 Feb 2008 @ 01:40 Hi a friend watched your show and is trying to get the recepie for the Shoulder of Lamb with mint and capper sauce, may i please have it.
Cheers

24. Adrian Sun 27 Jan 2008 @ 22:25 Made the Fab rice pudding after seeing one of your shows. It didn't taste particularly creamey or vanilla -ey though...is this due to not using a vanilla pod? But also, shouldn't your recipe include some cream, and not all milk?

Also, the lemon drizzle cake didn't turn out when I double the recipe.
Any ideas why?

Also, how about an interview with you on my radio show please?

Adrian

25. Hayley Vanderwerf Sun 13 Jan 2008 @ 00:14 this recipe was great. Our neighbours kept bringing us over buckets of plums and we had heaps of nuts lying around from Christmas so i made this and it is absolutely delicious. It will become one of the desserts we use to show off to guests now. Thanks :)

26. ron cruickshank Sat 12 Jan 2008 @ 02:14 jamie love the new show got all your books (latest excepted) gotta have the rice pudding recipe thanks from canada

27. Laura Welch Tue 08 Jan 2008 @ 18:48 I recently watched the episode with the strawberry jam and Rice pudding recipes but neglected to write them down. Could I please have them emailed to me.

28. LeeAnne Lombard Sun 16 Dec 2007 @ 16:39 I'd really like the Strawberry jam and Rice pudding recipe. I'm from South Africa and watched the program today, but failed to get the details of the pudding. Please! Please...

29. Dawn Mon 12 Nov 2007 @ 12:49 This was a great hit with all the family,I was very naughty and polished of my son's portion,very easy to make,great with the cream

30. tina smith Fri 14 Sep 2007 @ 22:16 I would just like to say a BIG THANKYOU as my 14 year old was very fussy about eating and now since we bought the school dinners book he enjoys cooking and eating, you truly are a life saver thankyou.

31. stevie steptoe Wed 12 Sep 2007 @ 13:54 also your school dinners programme made me eat healthier i think its a good idea to make them healthier. i need to eat healthy because i play alot of sprots and i do gcse pe. i think your better than gorden ramsey your much nicer and do not swear as much. thnx

32. stevie steptoe Wed 12 Sep 2007 @ 13:50 i think it is a good ida cooking at home because you can really learn so good ways of cooking using food around your gardern and at home you really inspire me im 15 years old and i want to be a chef just like you thank you for bring out the real chef in me

33. Carole McGifford Thu 06 Sep 2007 @ 10:29 I would love the Strawberry Jam, merrange & rice pudding recipe - it looked wonderful and my children want me to try and make it.

Please help - is it in a magazine I could buy?

34. Moira Coates Sun 02 Sep 2007 @ 23:34 Really enjoy your cooking Jamie, your comments are full of double meanings, and bring a smile to my face!

35. Jean (Rochester, NY) Sun 02 Sep 2007 @ 17:14 This recipe (plum and almond tart) sounds so good ... however, very inexperienced cook here! I must be missing something ~ is the recipe for the "pastry" on another page (not very computer savvy, either!)? Thanks! p.s. Luv ya, Jaime! Best wishes to you and your lovely family :)

36. Julie Fri 31 Aug 2007 @ 13:46 We just watched a show in Australia with a rice pudding with strawberry jam in it and was wondering if I came get the recipe.